A maker's object without a blade
Bastinelli designs knives; the TactiDrink applies the same standard to an everyday object. The same work on the grip, the same care over the right thickness, the same finish — but no blade, so nothing standing between you and buying, carrying or travelling with it. It is an object you can give as a gift, take on a plane trip and leave on a desk.
Aircraft aluminium
Aircraft aluminium refers to the high-strength alloys used in aircraft structures. At six millimetres thick it makes a rigid object that will not deform in use while staying at thirty-one grams — a third of what the same piece would weigh in steel. Hard anodizing protects the surface and fixes the colour into the metal rather than sitting on top of it.
Technical details
Bottle opener in anodized aircraft aluminium. Length 10.5 cm, thickness 6 mm. Weight 31 g. Designed by Bastinelli for Max Knives.
Uses
Keyring, jacket pocket, festival bag, kitchen drawer, van toolbox. Its elongated shape doubles as a light pry bar and an improvised parcel opener. And it goes anywhere: no regulatory category, no shipping restriction, no export constraint.
The designer
Bastinelli is one of the contemporary knifemaking names in the Max Knives catalogue, alongside Fred Perrin, Mcusta, Torpen and Laci Szabo. The TactiDrink is the simplest way into his world.
