Special Issue No. 21

With this 21st annual special issue of La Passion des Couteaux, also named “World Panorama
of Cutlery,” we invite you on a journey. The passion for knives is experienceddifferently around the world, depending on each country’s history and culture. If, in
these conflictual times, we find ourselves tearing each other apart, imagining that we are very
different from our neighbors, let us remember that we are all united by the knife, the
cutting tool that has always been vital to us and that sparks wonderful passions worldwide
.

So, we offer you an overview, just for your enjoyment:

• The return of the SHOT Show is presented to us by our author and YouTuber
  fandecouteaux, who traveled to Las Vegas to share with us the
  trends and innovations in global cutlery in 2025. There’s a lot happening!
• We then embark on a journey around the world to discover different
  approaches to our favorite tool.
  • First, we return to Latin America to follow up on special issue
    No. 20 of 2024. We had previously explored the booming Brazilian cutlery scene, but
    we also wanted to introduce you to Argentine cutlery, which is booming, notably
    thanks to the spectacular talent of the Sobral brothers.
  • Then we go to see what’s happening in Asia, where cultural disparities
    reflect the situation in many countries and where traditions and modernity coexist.
  • We also wanted to take a look at cutlery worldwide, focusing
    on the fascinating theme of cutlers’ guilds. They exist in all four corners
    of the globe, and we asked cutler Denis Mura to help us
    understand what characterizes them.
  • To conclude our journey, we return to France for the 3rd Tour de France of
    Cutlery Shops. This way, during your walks and excursions in
    France, you’ll know which shop to visit to buy your favorite tool. You’ll
    see that there are plenty of different kinds: cutlery shops, hardware stores, shared workshops,
    artisan craft shops…