Knives are inherently beautiful, for the stories they tell about our collective and individual history, and for what they bring to our daily lives. They are also beautiful because of the attention, craftsmanship, and ingenuity that their designers, artisans, and manufacturers dedicate to them, fascinating and satisfying their users.
This issue’s cover evokes this beauty, even if it is subjective. Passionate about pure, simple beauty and complex mechanisms, Jean-Pierre Martin is featured in this issue with this magnificent piece on the cover named “Norma,” in homage to Vincenzo Bellini’s opera that he admires. Here, as a master of hidden systems, he creates a special, totally invisible locking mechanism. Equally concerned with details, originality, and the pursuit of perfection, Amaël Druez creates remarkable knives with his dizzying and captivating guilloché work brilliantly applied to very thin assembled plates. These are two very different creators who share a common quest: perfect beauty.
Also in this issue:
- A few pages of news with current updates, as well as well-considered ideas for your next purchases ;
- A review of the spring 2025 cutlery shows, both large and small, showcasing the best of French artisanal cutlery;
- A feature in the form of a buying guide, demonstrating that it’s possible to find a good folding knife for under €30. Follow our advice!
- The quest for the ultimate throwing knife by our knife-throwing champion Maxime Blanchet;
- A few tests and brand presentations that caught our eye: the Swordfish by Remette, the latest MT55 from our dear French Wildsteer, and the quintessential pocket knife from Deadalus KnifeCo;
- The dynamism of the French cutlery industry is driven by our remarkable companies. In this issue, we present two of them to you: the material supplier Eurotechni and the manufacturer Forge de Laguiole;
- Because we consider the knife to be essential for our survival, our emergency knife expert shows us here how to put together their vacation emergency kit and how to prepare your knife so it is perfectly operational when needed.
- The collection presented in this issue is extraordinary, but it allows you to discover this type of knife with very specific characteristics: the Colonial.
- A special focus on the exceptional knife set dedicated to Jules Verne by Atelier 1515 in collaboration with other remarkable artists.
- A dive into the history of the Merovingians is offered, to observe their remarkable skills in metal arts, with a first part here on weaponry.
- We wanted to pay tribute to cutler Alain Chomilier who formed with his son Joris an exceptional duo, both humanly and artistically.
