Opinel

IT ALL BEGAN IN 1890.

In 1890, Joseph Opinel turned 18 and worked in the family workshop. With a passion for new machines and innovative technologies, he built his own camera and soon became the photographer for weddings and special events in his area. Led by his passion for machinery and the manufacturing process, he decided to invent an object which he could manufacture using modern technology. Against his father's wishes, he spent most of his free time refining the shape and manufacturing of a small pocket knife, it was then that the famous Opinel no 8 was born! Today Opinel makes a variety of knives including their famous folding knives and an array of kitchen knives as well.