Creative Collaborations
We are excited to feature the outstanding artists and crafts people we work with exclusively; both locally in New England, and abroad from Karen's travels to Argentina.
Argentinian Artist
Ivan Berlatzky
Ivan's workshop is based in San Martin De Las Andes, Patagonia. When creating his handmade knives Ivan combines both American and Argentinian styles.
The blades are made from hand-pounded stainless steel and the handles are micarta. He finds great satisfaction when the components he makes, fit together with precision.
During Karen's trip, she met with Ivan to learn more about his knives and bring unique pieces to Affamata.
Atlas Lures
Andrew Hajjar
Andrew started saltwater fishing at the age of 3, and this passion eventually inspired his work, creating custom knives with resin.
He began sharpening bait and fillet knives as a teenager. During the process, if a knife broke, he would hand-sand and re-profile it so it could be re-used. This evolved into modifying knife handles with resin to add grip or make them more comfortable.
Today, Andrew sources almost all of the handle material from New Hampshire.
He continuisly works to make the next piece better than the previous one.
www.atlaslures.com
www.atlasknifeworks.com
