Neato Gadget: Chorks!

I’d like to say that I’m all about art, neat gadgets, and fine cuisine, but the truth is I’m still stuck in sopho-moronic sex, drugs, and rock and roll phase. [may not be a "phase"] Nevertheless, here’s a nifty invention that does take me a step in the aforementioned direction: The Chork.

Combining the basic idea of chopsticks and the functionality of a fork, chorks are the brainchild of California college of the Arts graduate andf modernist furniture designer, Laura Rittenhouse. She crafts them out of various hardwoods, but she names them things like “Catalox, ” which is a kind of magnesium alloy, so your guess is as good as mine if that means oak or teak or whatever.

Based out of San Luis Obispo, Rittenhouse charges $17 per chork, $30 for two, and the deals get better with more orders. The story you tell yourself when ordering these is that you’re paying a premium to be able to eat with art, which is kind of compelling when you think about it. And if you eat sushi with them, you’re eating art with art, which I really don’t believe is overkill.

Chork ordering page [lrstudiofurniture.com]