KNIVES & BLADES

Urban kiridashis

The kiridashi was originally a Japanese carpenter's knife. By playing with the shape of the blades and the materials, I wanted to create an original series that could be used both in the workshop for precise cuts and in everyday life. Slim and elegant, it fits perfectly inside a suit pocket.

Each piece is unique and tailor-made for my clients.

Starting at 350€

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Collection of eight knives with different handles, some with decorative inlays, laid out on a gray surface.
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A Japanese kitchen knife with a Damascus steel blade and a dark wooden handle, accompanied by a mahogany knife sheath with a gold logo.
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I just love this steel … I mean Suminagashi. While the center of the blade (tinted black after etching) reaches the hardness of a razor blade, the sides remain “soft” after heat treatment, turning this knife into a perfect mix of excellent sharpness and robustness.

The mini knife has been originally designed as a gift for a newborn. In the meanwhile I sold a few to wood workers and hobbyists who enjoy having the knife so close to their hand, as if the blade was an extension of their thumb for precise work.

Starting at 180€ for the small sizes.

Suminagashi Vibes

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A close-up of a knife with a metal blade and a black lanyard wrapped around the handle, lying on a gray fabric surface.
A necklace with a large, polished stone pendant wrapped in black cord on a light gray surface.
A small knife with a metallic blade and a black cord-wrapped handle, resting on a light-colored surface.

I'm French … and I love food. Cliché? yes. However, my kitchen knives are anything but clichés. Based on my experience of the must-go-fast-weekday-breakfasts and take-your-time-gourmet-dinners, I design knives guided by no rules but those of good food.

Other pictures will soon be uploaded!

Small blades starting at 350€

Longer blades starting at 750€

Kitchen knives

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A pocket knife with a wooden handle, featuring a small gold emblem, laid on a gray textured surface.
A folding pocket knife with a wooden handle and a stainless steel blade, resting on a gray surface.
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A pocket knife with a wooden handle and a black blade lying on a gray textured surface.
A close-up photo of a fixed-blade knife with a dark wooden handle and brass accents on a grey textured surface.
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A folding pocket knife with a dark wooden handle and a small logo, placed on a light gray textured surface.
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Kitchen Tanto

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Beyond the knife

The knife is an object with high symbolic connotation - the active principle that acts on matter - powerful, phallic, which can quickly transform into a weapon of war when in the possession of an unconscious person. Therefore, the blacksmith has a great educational responsibility towards the buyers of his or her creations.

My knives are unique pieces, worked in consultation with their future buyers. Together, we study their functionality, aesthetics, and spirit. The blade should become a reflection of their soul.
In French, the word for "blade" (lame) and the word for "soul" (l'âme) are homophones. Of course, these two words have no common etymological background. However, I like to think that the forging process that leads to a fine blade shows similarities with the forging process of a soul.

As Carl G. Jung puts it:

It is the old game of hammer and anvil: between them the patient iron is forged into an indestructible whole, an “individual”. This, roughly, is what I mean by the “individuation process”.

Carl G. Jung - the archetypes and the collective unconscious - second edition p.288