Our Production Philosophy
How we work:
The use of blacksmithing techniques for commercial production is becoming increasingly rare.
Hand-raising copper cookware and forging knives individually under a hammer are techniques that have existed for thousands of years, but few people continue to practice them at scale.
Our production operates on a simple principle: use traditional methods where they improve the result, and use contemporary methods where they reduce unnecessary cost without compromising performance.
We believe that these traditions are worth preserving, not for tradition's sake, but because the qualities they afford cannot be reproduced solely relying on contemporary methods.
Pans:
Some copper pans are raised entirely by hand. Others are spun to allow greater thickness and lower cost. Handles are laser-cut because shaping them entirely by hand increases cost without improving how they function. Each decision is practical.
Hand-raising copper cookware is a technique that is slowly disappearing. Continuing to practice it matters to us. At the same time, we are not interested in preserving tradition for its own sake. If a modern method improves durability or reduces unnecessary labour, we will use it.
Knives:
Our knives are forged in a charcoal forge and shaped by hand. The geometry is established under the hammer rather than imposed by grinding alone. Heat treatment is done individually. Handles are all hand carved to suit the knife, never based on a generic template.
Materials:
Material sourcing is deliberate. Lower prices are often achieved by pushing cost into parts of the supply chain that are not visible to the end user. That is not how we operate.
Materials are selected with the expectation that the people producing them are paid fairly. Supply chain related emissions are always taken into account when sourcing materials. We often source recycled materials, or buy our materials from as close as possible to avoid unnecessary impact.
Workshop:
Our workshop operates on solar power. We strive to reduce environmental impact whenever possible. This includes carbon offsetting and support for reforestation, and carbon recapture initiatives. These measures do not eliminate impact, but they reflect the values we aim to maintain.
Volume:
The workshop produces in the hundreds of pieces per year, not the thousands. Growth is not measured by volume alone. The work reaches customers internationally, but production remains intentionally small. Keeping production limited allows us the time to make sure that everything we produce meets our standards. No exceptions.