Atoms, Bits & Design

Hi, I am Srikanth Jalasutram and I study design at Georgia Tech.
Atoms & Bits represent the fundamental building blocks of all physical and digital things in our world. They also reflect the kinds of things i am interested in designing.
This blog is about design and how it brings atoms and bits together. If you like this you can also email me or browse my flickr

Nov17

Japanese cooks who have special skills prefer knives without any ergonomic shape. A flat handle is not seen as raw or poorly crafted. On the contrary, its perfect plainness is meant to say, “You can use me whichever way suits your skills.” The Japanese knife adapts to the cook’s skill (not to the cook’s thumb). This is, in a nutshell, Japanese simplicity. (via iA  » Kenya Hara On Japanese Aesthetics)

Japanese cooks who have special skills prefer knives without any ergonomic shape. A flat handle is not seen as raw or poorly crafted. On the contrary, its perfect plainness is meant to say, “You can use me whichever way suits your skills.” The Japanese knife adapts to the cook’s skill (not to the cook’s thumb). This is, in a nutshell, Japanese simplicity. (via iA  » Kenya Hara On Japanese Aesthetics)