Pascal Anson plasti dip cutlery
Pascal Anson

Here’s another Pascal Anson innovation: disparate forks, knives and spoons, all painted the same way, are transformed into new collections of “silverware”. Such a simple design principle makes a cool unified set.

Here’s what Design Museum had to say about Pascal’s “Reunification Project”:

“One of the new generation of British product designers for whom narrative is an increasingly important element in their work, PASCAL ANSON (1973-) combines industrial production and improvisation to create products and furniture that tell a story while fulfilling their function.

Each object in Pascal Anson’s Reunification Project not only has a story to tell from its old life, but is starting to tell a new one. By unearthing orphaned objects – such as cutlery, tea cups and saucers, tables, chairs and tailored suits – that once belonged to a set but have since become separated from it, and by changing their appearance, Anson unifies them into new sets and imbues them with new purpose and meaning.”

Anson’s “silverware”  got me trying to figure out ways to coat/paint metal – stainless steel, silver plate – so that the new surface will hold up to really being used…

….it looks like the process would involve cleaning/abrading each piece to make sure the new surface material adheres, then spray painting with a really strong enamel or having the pieces gold-plated…and finally dipping the ends in red enamel. (I’ve heard that nail polish works well).

…What IS the best way to make a durable coating on metal?

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2 replies on “More Pascal Anson: Re-Imagined Silverware and Cutlery

  1. Nina Saltman sent this advice about how to coat metal: “There is a product called ‘Tool Dip’, or ‘Plasti-Dip’ that many construction people use to put plastic handles on their tools, for beter gripping, identification, or insulation. That would work great on the silverware.” THANKS NINA!

  2. Terrific work! This is the type of information that should be shared around the web. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this post higher!

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