Modern Custom Knives, The Great Collections by Dr. David Darom
Review by KnifeArt.com
This stunning book allows the custom knife collector and knifemaker to see some of the most amazing knives on the planet. One page in this book can easily feature custom knives that reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars - many rarely seen to the custom knife market. We have been honored to work with with several of the collectors, makers and engravers that are featured in this book. We share their enthusiasm for custom knives.
What strikes you about this book is the variety and personal tastes reflected by the individual collectors. From the solid gold art knife to the stainless steel hunting knife; each knife has been selected for a reason.
We highly recommend that you own each book in the series (Custom Fixed Blade Knives, Custom Folding Knives and Custom Knifemaking) for the pure enjoyment as well as educational purposes. Often times, I show this book along with our website to "non-knife" people to explain the incredible world of handmade custom knives. Most people are truly amazed by the workmanship and artistry.
Each book David Darom makes is beautiful; he brings the knife out of the paper and into your hand with the stunning photography work. Dr. Darom is a scientist and collector, it shows in his ability to organize and categorize 650 knives in a single hard bound book of 288 pages. Each picture is presented in full color of the highest resolutions. This book puts custom knives on par with anything found in the art world; drastically changing the landscape of custom knives.
The Collectors Featured:
Dr. David A. Cohen, Dave Ellis, Jeff Gale, Don Guild, Tom and Gwen Guinn, Don Henderson, Walter Hoffman, Gerald Hopkin, Tommy Hutton, William Jury, Phil Lobred, Dr. Laurence Marton, Dave Nittinger, Luigi Peppini, Dr. Pierluigi Peroni, Wolf Schulz-Tattenpach, Ron Stagnari, Edward Stitt, Ed Wormser
Publishers Review:
In a Limited Edition of 1250 copies in the first edition, this is the fourth volume in an original series on the art of contemporary custom knives by author David Darom. Exhibited here for the first time are highlights from major private art knife collections from Europe and the USA. Hard cover, similar in page size, paper type, quality and design to David Darom's other books in this series. Number of pages: 288.
Over 650 high-end art knife treasures, of which many have never before been photographed, are displayed in the exciting visual design-concept created by Dr. David Darom especially for these books. Original introduction articles and detailed descriptions for each one-of-a-kind knife make this a valuable volume for all art lovers.
The original photography by Eric Eggly (PointSeven) in the USA and Francesco Pachi in Europe was made according to Dr. Darom's exacting specifications, using the 22MP and 39 MP Phase-One digital cameras. The exquisite visual reproductions found in this book will mirror the excellence of design of the preceeding books by Saviolo Publisher, "Art and Design in Modern Custom Folding Knives" and "Art and Design in Modern Custom Fixed-Blade Knives".
In the USA, because this book weighs 4+ lbs. it will cost extra when shipped via UPS air services. International orders for this book will be shipped via US Postal Service - Priority Mail International for $40.00.
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