The beauty of imperfection

• • Patrick’s functional art brightens up kitchens
• • As a child, he wanted to become a chef
• • He experiments with all kinds of materials

Factory robots can in a relatively short time make hundreds of perfect knives, but these products won’t have a true personality. Artisanal knife maker Patrick Pevernagie on the other hand is proud to underline that his own creations are imperfect, but that he gives them a soul as he slowly turns the steel into a knife. He even named his studio near Antwerp iPKnives, short for ‘imperfectly Perfect Knives’. Imperfect though they are, Patrick's knives are efficient kitchen tools that look great and are made to last. “As a passionate hobby cook, I know very well how a knife should perform. Design-wise, I love to think out of the box. My creations are functional pieces of art, which perfectly fit in with all the trendy and colourful appliances in modern kitchens.”