Description
OPINEL N117 Spreading Knife –Tangerine
The greed in a knife!
To spread butter, jam, chocolate, but also rillettes, liverwurst, tapenade and others guilty pleasures. Its generous spatula blade allows a quick and precise spreading. Yum!
6.5cm inox blade, with a hornbeam wood handle protected by a varnish.
X50CrMoV15 stainless steel is highly anti-corrosive and ensure a perfect cut.
Coming from French forests, this white wood with few veins is ideal for applying color. The handle is varnished to be protected against moisture and dirt.
ABOUT OPINEL:
Victor-Amde Opinel who was a peddler, learnt how to forge nails during his travels. He set up his first blacksmith workshop in Gevoudaz, a hamlet part of Albiez-le-Vieux, near Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. His son Daniel later worked alongside his father and grew to became a renowned edgetool maker(maker of sharp tools) among farmers who came from afar to buy his billhooks or sickles…
Fast forward to the new millenium andthe Opinel pocket knife is recognised as one of the 999 most successful designs of all times by a jury of international designers in the beautiful three-volume set of the “Phaidon Design Classics”
Opinel: a design icon
The Opinel is a popular object used on a daily basis. Its aesthetics and functionality have convinced several generations of users. Unchanged for over a century, its design is one of the most successful of all times. For this reason, Opinel is recognised by the Victoria and Albert Museum as being among the 100 best designs. This list includes the Porsche 911 and the Rolex watch.
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