History in a knife.
Wondering where this classic collection gets its timeless looks? To find out, you’d have to travel back to 1890, when Joseph Opinel created his very first pocket knife in the French Alps. Since then, these beauts have attracted more than a few fans, including Pablo Picasso himself (yep), the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, even MoMA. Pick from four silhouettes to round out your arsenal—a chef’s, santoku, paring, or bread knife—or grab ‘em all in the full set. Each one has an ultra-sharp high-carbon blade (forged from a single bar of steel!), plus a tapered wooden handle inspired by the slicer that started it all.
Photography by Ty Mecham & Rocky Luten
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