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BRIEF INTRODUCTION
The entire site has been revamped into a minimalistic look to
somehow signal the year 2006, the fifth year since BLADESIGN
was established. It is minimalistic because it reflects my own state
of spirit and aesthetical choice:
To go the simpler way it is not easy. It means an inner necessity to
journey into the essence of things, of its significance, without
falling into the easy trap of copying. The samples works that you see
here reflect a slow but steady change or evolution from early works
into more simplified ones.
SWORD DESIGN
Designing a sword for someone else is a
challenging task. If the potential customer is asking for the
intervention of a designer to organize and structure his wishes,
is because he is acknowledging the importance of a designer's work
as much as that of an architect or a medical doctor.
I don't find designing a sword less challenging or even different than
designing a book cover, a poster, a website, furniture, interiors,
coins, stamps, medallions or other things that my
30 years of activity
as a designer and creative director has allowed me to try my hand on.
It is not more specialized than other design fields. It's just
as different as other design areas.
But as a habit of mine, I decided to take this task which
involves all coordination efforts in not only sourcing the most
adequate smith for each custom project but also managing delivery time
and results.
It has been my habit all these years to be able to manage
resources to the highest efficiency rate so that the customer is
well served and in a timely manner.
Therefore the role of a sword
designer
emerges as one of creating something new, or
with a new approach. It is an intermediation
work as well, between
common sense, feasibility and
uniqueness. This is a conjunction that has to be achieved in
perfect
harmony, mainly depending on what one expects to spend.
As mentioned before, I am fully capable of providing you a
complete sword that can fulfill your uniqueness requirements, from
concept, design, until the final sword reaches your hands.
Am I doing this for profit? I charge a very low fee
compared to my corporate design fee. You would not
pay my usual design fees. But don't take advantage of this. Remember I
collect swords that I design, but don't think you've jumped into a
sucker. However you will be met with
the same attention and care about my work. In my book, the client comes first,
so long as he understands
how to work with a designer.
Does this mean that you can have a design for free?
No, and I don't like to be taken for granted, but you can have
it for a low fee, more symbolical than real, because the field of
design is generally very well paid.
If you want to have something unique, and enjoy
the end result, contact me.
It is of paramount importance that this is well understood for
your own advantage.
Viewing the samples I include in this
page can be an
example of how I work while some blades for clients are
being finalized, and will be placed here as they become available for
viewing. I do not restrict myself to designing katana.
It is just that they are more in demand from me.
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