Tsubame Shinko TI-1 Bottle Opener

Product Information

• Brand:TI-1
• Material:18-8 Stainless steel
• Product type:Bottle Opener
• Country of origin:Japan (Tsubame, Niigata)
• Dimensions (approx):φ 80 mm
• Item weight (approx):65 g
• Shipping weight (approx):80 g

Key Features

• Designed by Takenobu Igarashi.
• Beautifully mirror-polished award-winning cutlery.
• Unique round shape distinguished from ordinary bottle openers with a long handle. You can grip half of the round body in hand to open the bottle easily.
• Perfect round shape and cool design that will match any tableware.

Background

Tsubame Shinko Industrial Co Ltd was foundedin Tsubame City, Niigata, Japan in 1919. Many of their products have won awards such as iF DESIGN AWARD and Good Design Award.

“TAKENOBU IGARASHI (Japanese, B. 1944)

Takenobu Igarashi graduated from Tama Art University in 1968, and completed postgraduate studies at California University in 1969. Igarashi attained international acclaim as a graphic designer in the mid-1970s with his architectural alphabets. His work subsequently evolved into three-dimensions, with alphabet sculptures and a variety of product designs. For the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Igarashi produced a series of graphics and designs by incorporating his architectural alphabets. In 1994, he ended his career as a designer and became a sculptor. He has since produced various sculptures, which were placed in public spaces all over Japan.”

– Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Award History

• Good Design Award 1990.
• iF DESIGN AWARD 1993.
• Selection of MoMA Design Store.