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Behind Kronos
Our razor is the result of a lot of decisions: what materials to use, what to cut, what problems were worth solving. Here we explain our reasoning. Design notes, brand stories, and a few opinions about how shaving got this complicated.
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The Weight of It
A disposable razor weighs almost nothing. Hold a brass one and you feel it before the first stroke, and the whole shave slows down.
The Weight of It
A disposable razor weighs almost nothing. Hold a brass one and you feel it before the first stroke, and the whole shave slows down.
Everything We Left Out
Somewhere in the last century, the razor learned to count. We went the other way, and left almost everything out.
Everything We Left Out
Somewhere in the last century, the razor learned to count. We went the other way, and left almost everything out.
With the Grain
Hair does not grow straight. Learning to read the grain of your own face is the whole craft of the shave, and the part no product can do for you.
With the Grain
Hair does not grow straight. Learning to read the grain of your own face is the whole craft of the shave, and the part no product can do for you.
The Lather Is the Point
France gave the shave its brush in the 1750s. A century of convenience deleted it. Why the lather is the one slow step worth keeping.
The Lather Is the Point
France gave the shave its brush in the 1750s. A century of convenience deleted it. Why the lather is the one slow step worth keeping.
The Things We Keep
Every house has a drawer of dead plastic nobody throws out. On the other kind of object: made once, used for life, and quietly handed on.
The Things We Keep
Every house has a drawer of dead plastic nobody throws out. On the other kind of object: made once, used for life, and quietly handed on.
Against Convenience
On the difference between a routine and a ritual. Why the safety razor asks something of you, and why that is the point.
Against Convenience
On the difference between a routine and a ritual. Why the safety razor asks something of you, and why that is the point.