Twin Cut Scissors

Client

Joseph Joseph

Year

2014

Type of Work

Design development

Prototyping

Design for manufacture

Scissors can be used to perform a variety of tasks. But, whilst they are very useful, they don’t fit neatly inside most drawer tidies. These scissors have been designed specifically to be easy to store. In fact, they are just as easy to store in a kitchen drawer as they are in a pen pot. By using a spring (sealed between the two blades) the need for loop handles has been removed. They can be used either way up and by both left- or right-handed users. To make opening boxes easier, the outside edge of one of the blades has been serrated.

Compact Twin Cut scissors in kitchen drawer with other utensils, a clever idea for a small kitchen storage solution.

Intellectual property protected Twin Cut scissors in action, with one pair cutting chives on a walnut chopping board.

Display of Joseph Joseph scissors prototypes, from initial mechanical rigs to refined models, to show the prototyping process.

Closed Twin Cut scissors held in a user's hand, demonstrating the ergonomic design and comfortable grip.

Open Twin Cut scissors held in a user's hand, showing ambidextrous functionality and mass-market product design.

Joseph Joseph Twin Cut scissors made from injection moulded plastic, cutting open a transparent bag of pasta.