Attala Mundus
Attala Mundus is the origin of the place name Taramundi and of this collection of knives inspired by the knife-making tradition of this Asturian council. This is one of the few places where metalworking has been carried out continuously since the Iron Age, and it also has a tradition in the cutting tool industry that goes back many centuries. When naming this collection, we go back to the origin of the place to show that tradition and naturalness of this land is the starting point of the project.
The Attala Mundus knife collection is made up of the paring knife, the table knife, the vegetable knife and the chive knife, for the moment….
The Attala Mundus knives have an ash handle. This heat-treated wood has the optimum hardness and elasticity for this work and the beauty of pure wood, as well as allowing the knives to be cleaned in the dishwasher. The piece of wood that is to serve as the handle is worked according to the same grid based on the criss-cross with which the brand is created, giving it the basic shape of an irregular octahedron that extends to form the handle. This irregular octahedron shape, although not so pronounced, already exists in old cutlery from the region and just looking at it reminds us of the old knives that other artisans made many years ago.
The union between blade and handle is also marked by the 30º angle used in the grid, this cut unifies the general fit of the shapes and gives the final product a very personal character and the modernisation of the final design.
The last aspect to highlight is the use of a laser to engrave the wood with the corporate grid as decoration, achieving with this technique a modern version of the engraving by means of files of the Taramundi knife-making tradition.
When it comes to providing this project with an image, the word Mundus is firstly worked on with a Gothic typography created expressly for the brand. This typography is created from a grid for which the criss-cross has been used as a base, a decorative design already found in weapons from the Iron Age and which has been used in the decoration of knives and razors from Taramundi throughout history. The word Attala that completes the name is ‘written’ by hand, with a typography drawn from the signature of the artisan behind this project: Juan Carlos Quintana, who on the one hand attributes the artisan character to it and on the other links this project to other collections and unique pieces signed with the same ‘handwriting’.
