Minimalist Knife Block: No Block

First, there is a mountain,
Then there is no mountain,
Then there is.

So it is with the humble knife block, whose solid hunk of wood now finds itself displaced by collections of tricked–out pick–up sticks.

It started with this one,

progressed to this washable iteration,

and now reaches its apotheosis with the blockless knife block (top) of Jörg Gätjens.

900 wooden sticks, two steel springs and a plastic bottom and you're ready to rock 'n roll.

I mean, slice 'n dice.

What was I thinking?

[via smartstuff.se]