The Culture of Cutlery Exhibition
- Nova Smith
- Apr 20
- 1 min read
I’ll be attending the private view this week for The Culture of Cutlery at the Goldsmiths’ Centre in London.
The exhibition brings together European knives, forks, and spoons dating from 1425 to the present day, drawing from the collections of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers and the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, alongside contemporary makers.
I’m delighted to be included!
I’m quite drawn to tableware and utensils. They sit somewhere between tool and object: familiar, but highly considered. Small shifts in form can change how something is held, used, and experienced.
I’ll be exhibiting my Articulated Cutlery, a series of found utensils disassembled and reconstructed to integrate hand-driven mechanisms. Each piece remains recognisable, but its function is reduced to a single, specific action.
The spoon scoops, the knife spreads (perfect for nutella!), and the fork pierces.
I’ve also included a link to one of my favourite reference books: Tools for Food by Corinne Mynatt.
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