The spork and splayd ( or sporf ) are clumsy utensils at best . Whether they ’re combining just a spoon and pitchfork or confuse a knife in the mix , they ’re never easy to consume with . But now , Map — a blueprint consultancy based in London — has create what they suppose is a utensil that functions fairly well as all three : the Tritensil .
The utensil was created in collaboration with the 300 - year - old department store Fortnum & Mason . According to Map ’s website , Fortnum & Mason is credit with inventing the spoon - crotch - knife combo , which was “ first shown in Fortnum ’s 1914 Christmas catalogue for Army officers . ”
“ It ’s inherently a via media to compound three dissimilar utensil into one design,”Map interior designer Scott BarwicktoldFast Company . “ If you have a spoonful with tine , you ca n’t eat soup with it ; alike , a orotund , concave fork is n’t as honorable at spearing intellectual nourishment as a regular one . ”
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The company analyzed the foods available in Fortnum & Mason’sHamperlingpicnic basket , and , accord to Map ’s website , “ optimise the fork for salads , the spoon for desserts and the knife for simple cut and for spread the clog cream and jam on F&M ’s iconic pick tea . ”Fast Companyexplains how the three - in - one utensil improves on the spork and splayds :
The Tritensil is available in both bio - based plastic ( for takeaway intellectual nourishment ) and stainless steel ( as a picnic accessory ) and in right- and left - handed versions . “No , it ’s not the best fork , it ’s not the adept tongue , and it ’s not the in effect spoon . We do n’t reckon it ever will be,”Barwick toldFast Company . “But the spork is a very difficult design trouble , and we ’ve tackle it as best we can . The result , we think , is a really warm design . ”Fortnum & Mason began handing out the new utensil in their cafes last calendar week .
[ h / tFast . Co Design ]
