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Form Follows Bizarre: Maybe the Strangest EDC Object We've Seen
We used to see a lot of pure form exploration in ID student work. These days school projects are growing more research- and digital-based, with less of an emphasis on form. So when it comes to seeing strange, experimental new shapes, it is the EDC microeconomy that's leading the charge.A case in point is this bizarre Tactitool, by an independent fabricator called Full Carbon Alchemist. It's essentially a knurled aluminum sleeve that chunkifies a AAA flashlight, and adds three weaponizing protrusions that I can only call carbon fiber knuckles.To some extent, form does follow function here. The carbon fiber protrusions are umbrella-shaped, providing hooks on either side for, get this, carrying grocery bag handles. There's also a pair of glassbreakers on the bottom, as being trapped inside something seems to be a common EDC market worry. For all of the fabrication that went into this object, I'm surprised to see it retails for $42.
We used to see a lot of pure form exploration in ID student work. These days school projects are growing more research- and digital-based, with less of an emphasis on form. So when it comes to seeing strange, experimental new shapes, it is the EDC microeconomy that's leading the charge.
A case in point is this bizarre Tactitool, by an independent fabricator called Full Carbon Alchemist. It's essentially a knurled aluminum sleeve that chunkifies a AAA flashlight, and adds three weaponizing protrusions that I can only call carbon fiber knuckles.
To some extent, form does follow function here. The carbon fiber protrusions are umbrella-shaped, providing hooks on either side for, get this, carrying grocery bag handles.
There's also a pair of glassbreakers on the bottom, as being trapped inside something seems to be a common EDC market worry.
For all of the fabrication that went into this object, I'm surprised to see it retails for $42.
