NKF: Piet Zwart’s Avant-Garde Catalog for Standard Cables Minimalist Planners the Brass Desk Knife asks

the Brass Desk Knife asks to live among your daily tools

their geometric composition offering a different visual experience from every angle

creating a one-of-a-kind sculptural piece

Each piece is manufactured in small batches with meticulous attention to detail—functional tools as contemplative works

NKF: Piet Zwart’s Avant-Garde Catalog for Standard Cables Minimalist Planners the Brass Desk Knife asksA founding masterpiece of modern typography from one of the twentieth centurys most ambitious designers. Widely regarded as the most important Dutch designer of the last century, Piet Zwart helped rewrite the rules of modern typography. His best known work, an 80 page catalog for the electrical cable manufacturer Nederlandse Kabelfabriek Delft (NKF), is a remarkable case study in visual communication: combining razor sharp photos, playful type