Filter017 X SARU HKT Custom Vintage Zippo Lighter
The year of 2014 is 10th anniversary of Filter017 design team. Through past decade life experience and engage in design ,we're starting to rethink about the experience of whole authoring environment, therefore, it brings us the whole new creation and inspiration. Through Filter017 design team's imagination and deductive reasoning of creative, this far-reaching implications theme "HKT：Hunter-Killer Team" has been born by following the creation law.
"HKT : Hunter-Killer Team", this theme is describe an unit of guerrilla combat team, after war, these remnant soldier still want to fight for revolution of independence, until they die. Pass through our first decade, we thought to let people know about the core spirit and concept of creation has much important than design, and the main concept of "HKT : Hunter-Killer Team" is trying to pay tribute to the independent spirit, for example : such like independent brands or independent bands, the people or group who based on the independent creation. We truly hope we could through this independent creation spirit to spread the power of solidarity, also reflecting the mindless people always following the media's manipulation ,and the negative energies full in the whole business environment and creation in Taiwan, especially the small group of independent operate, they're trying to adhere to self, and not to flooding by this reality of commercial market.
This Zippo lighter's graphic has design by Filter017, and made by Taiwan's Zippo lighter custom connoisseur - Saru, he's using the etching techniques to produce this special limited hand-made custom vintage Zippo lighter.
Thought the etching techniques, using the chemical liquid to etching the lighter's metal surface layer, then shows the graphic of hunter-killer team, also using the abrasive wear and corrosion techniques on the outer casing, makes the whole lighters texture feels like those soldiers are really using the lighter on the battlefield, whether thought the visual or tactile sensation are also including some atmosphere of those killing experience on the battlefield.
This time's Zippo lighter package box, consider to conform with the design theme of Lighter,
so we're using the ammunition boxes as main concept to produce this package box,
in addition to the design and production technique,
we also careful selected the great texture wood to produce the package box,
let the whole Lighter's design theme through the Hunter-Killer Team's battlefield style.
Through this collaboration project with Saru, from the beginning of design to the interview,
both sides shows their own professional, via this interview, Filter017 and Saru hope could let the public to understand ,
whether are the independence creative team or personal artist,
they're still keep their own perseverance and the original intention of design,
even the reality of life is hardship,
we're still keep to grow our professional skills and keep found more possibility of collaboration ,
from a person's creative force to combine with other professional team,
then it'll create more design energy in the creative thinking of independent.
In this times Filter017 X SARU HKT Custom Vintage Zippo Lighter interview film,
we're truly want to thanks our partner - Da Youngfellaz provide the great music,
and film editor - Mei Ho Studio, through this independent creative spirit ,
truly hope could let the public to see more influence and creativity of independent creative team!
Notice : Because this item is hand-made, so the damage and corrosion effects will not the same.
Release date : 2015/05/01(Fri)
Quantity : 30 sets of global limited
Size : Size: Lighter (length 13.5cm / width 1.5cm / high 5.5cm)
Outer box (length 12cm / width 8.5cm / high 6.5cm)
Price : USD$138
Made In Taiwan
