Virgil Abloh Designed Swiss Army Knife Based On Man’s First Tool, Stone

A Swiss army knife may not seem any more useful to the average person as a handy gadget to open bottles or to cut things with, much less a decorative piece at the center of an art collection. The late Virgil Abloh, however, begs to differ with a posthumous collection that includes a pocket knife inspired by man’s first tool: stones.
 

The Off-White c/o Victorinox Limited Edition Swiss Army Knife, created with the Swiss army knife manufacturer, sees the all-in-one tool of blades, a screwdriver, a can opener, a reamer, a corkscrew wine stripper, a bottle opener, a key ring, and a wood saw being stylized to evoke jagged rock formations

When folded, the tool’s holder takes on the appearance of a mountain range.

The fashionable revamp marks the first time that Victorinox’s knife blades have undergone a redesign. Abloh’s vision was to bring forward the evolution of humanity through tools; as such, one side of the army knife depicts images of how stone tools have evolved.

Abloh had first approached Victorinox with the project, as the knife was to be part of a larger collection he was working on with South Korean fashion collective Post Archive Fashion, known as ‘Equipment’. This is a variation of clothes and furniture decked out in fig leaves and is in reference to story of Adam and Eve.

The literal cutting-edge gadget is now available as a limited 3,000-piece edition on Victorinox’s website and select Off-White locations. You should also be warned that it is retailing for a whopping US$500.
 
 
 
[via Wallpaper and Dezeen, images via various sources]