“We care about design and strongly believe that beautiful products are a pleasure to use,” says Hallifax. At £70 – the special edition copper razor personalized/engraved at £90.At £60 – the special edition black razor personalized/engraved at £80.At £30 (approximately $44 USD), supporters receive the classic Ockham razor personalized/engraved at £50.Shipping is estimated to be begin in September 2015. Kickstarter supporters, depending on their pledges, will all receive one of the quality razors with a cartridge, shipped in cardboard, recycled packaging. Without it, the Ockham Razor Company may never have got off the back of the proverbial napkin.” “As I’ve now experienced first hand, 3D printing has become an indispensable tool in the armoury of makers. “I’m glad people have crazy ideas and do silly things with it, but for me the incredible power of 3D printing goes way deeper than that,” Hallifax says in his blog. Hallifax began handcrafting the razors himself, but after a short period of time and frustration turned to 3D design, and then had his prototypes 3D printed by 3D Hubs. Without the progression to 3D printing technology, the team would not have been able to create the streamlined design. I care about experience and I think products should always be beautiful as well as useful.” “I like to solve real problems for real people. “We believe great design shouldn’t be expensive,” says Hallifax, a trained engineer whose work has ranged from that of an artist to an English teacher in the Himilayas. The Ockham razor boasts a slightly longer handle and a more balanced weight, along with a smooth design that doesn’t allow for crevices that harbor germs or product buildup. Hallifax also believes in the peaceful, meditative act of shaving in itself, which cannot be attained half as well if you are shaving with a low-quality piece of plastic. The goal of the London-based Ockham team was to produce something that would look good in your bathroom, permanently, and be affordable as well.

But that’s why we like it,” says Hallifax and his team.

“The Ockham Razor doesn’t vibrate, it doesn’t have flashing lights or lasers and it definitely can’t tweet or post to your timeline. Ockham embraced the idea of simplification in culture and concept, and was responsible for Ockham’s Razor, a problem-solving principle based on choosing the most simple and clear hypothesis.ĭesigned by The Ockham Company’s founder, Rob Hallifax, the razor is meant to be a utilitarian tool that’s a work of art in its streamlined simplicity. The Ockham Razor Company was developed in the minimalist vein of inspiration from William of Ockham, a somewhat controversial medieval English friar, theologian, and philosopher.

“They both significantly lower the financial risk in starting a business, and that gives you the chance to test your hypothesis, which is all a new business is at first.” “The two new phenomena of crowdfunding and 3D printing were major reasons for me taking the plunge and trying to design and sell a new product,” Ockham founder Rob Hallifax told. With the aesthetically pleasing and affordable razor ready to go into production, but with funds needed for manufacturing the tooling for casting the razors, finishing, and packaging, Ockham Razor has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise £19,000. We’ve reported on this stylish startup previously, as their 3D printed razor prototype had just been finished earlier in the year. In the long run, obviously it’s better to purchase something permanent-like in the case of the Ockham Razor Company, a razor that is lasting and supports mainstream cartridges you can buy in any store.

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