Our makers

Antzenberger Knives

Nantes, France

French blacksmith Evan Antzenberger has been forging since his teens, developing his craft through early training under Master Thierry Peyranne before turning his attention fully toward culinary knives. His work moves...

Bidinger Knives

Washington, USA

Dan Bidinger works from Washington State, producing refined, performance-driven kitchen knives with a strong focus on balance, geometry, and finish. Best known for his B-grind geometry, his knives are designed to move...

Joel Black Knives

Hereford, England

Joel Black combines nearly two decades in professional kitchens with formal blacksmithing training to produce handmade knives grounded equally in cooking and forging. Working from Hereford in the UK, he produces honya...

KWB Knives

United Kingdom

Korben Bloomfield of KWB Knives has built a reputation around disciplined craftsmanship, controlled geometry, and an uncompromising focus on fundamentals. Working from Kent, he approaches forging, heat treatment, and ...

Broch Blades

Svendborg, Denmark

Karl Broch Jacobsen of Broch Blades is part of a new generation of European makers bringing serious technical maturity to contemporary kitchen knives at a remarkably young age. Working from Denmark, he produces Japane...

HSC/// Knives

Rivesaltes, France

Harbeer Chahal of HSC/// Knives combines an engineering background, collector sensibility, and ABS-influenced training into a body of work centred on long-term performance and durability. Forged in southern France usi...

Skye Eilers Knives

Auckland, New Zealand

Skye Eilers represents a new generation of New Zealand bladesmiths bringing strong ergonomics, clean geometry, and careful finishing into contemporary kitchen knives. His work combines premium Japanese steels, refined...

Fenes Knives

Paltin Monastery, Petru Vodă, Romania

Toma Fenes brings together blacksmithing, woodworking, sculpture, historical craft, and culinary culture into one of the most individual collections within Modern Cooking. Working from Romania using largely traditiona...

Merion Forge

Czech Republic

Dominik Filip of Merion Forge brings together formal blacksmith training, artistic metalwork, and Japanese-influenced finishing techniques into a distinct contemporary maker language. His knives are known for stone-fi...

Le Marteau et l'Enclume

Toulouse, France

Milan Gravier of Le Marteau et l'Enclume approaches knifemaking with the patience and restraint of someone deeply invested in process rather than spectacle. Forged in Toulouse using Japanese-influenced techniques ...

Guldimann Knives

Zurich, Switzerland

Marco Guldimann combines professional kitchen experience with serious metallurgical fluency, producing highly technical kitchen knives from his workshop outside Zurich. As one of the founding contributors behind Apex ...

Gullikson Knives

Kinsale, Ireland

Erik Gullikson approaches knifemaking with the instincts of a lifelong artist, producing blades that are expressive, highly individual, and deeply rooted in performance. Based in Kinsale, Ireland, his work often begin...

Messerschmiede Hangler

Gratwein, Austria

Tobias Hangler stands among the most technically fluent makers in contemporary European bladesmithing, combining professional metallurgy with artisan blacksmithing from his workshop in Austria. A founding contributor ...

Hazenberg Knives

West Clare, Ireland

Jelle Hazenberg produces highly refined kitchen knives from the Atlantic coast of Ireland, drawing on his background in professional kitchens to shape every aspect of the work. His knives are defined by refined convex...

T.Heldqvist Smidesverkstad

Sösdala, Sweden

Tobias Heldqvist produces highly refined kitchen knives from Sweden, combining formal blacksmithing, fabrication experience, and Japanese influence into a distinctly Scandinavian maker language. His work is characteri...

Messerschmied Huber

Garsten, Austria

Martin Huber works from Austria with a background shaped by family blacksmithing, machining, and engineering traditions. His knives are built around durability, fit and finish, and practical cutting performance before...

Isasmedjan

Kyrkhult, Sweden

Jonas Johnsson of Isasmedjan has developed one of the most recognisable and technically broad practices in modern European bladesmithing. Working from southern Sweden, he moves fluently across honyaki, wrought iron sa...

Kamon Knives

Vienna, Austria

Benjamin Kamon is an Austrian bladesmith and founder of Kamon Knives, producing high-performance, handcrafted kitchen knives defined by precision engineering and bold industrial design. With a background in machining ...

made by Karyś

Kraków, Poland

Karol Karyś approaches kitchen knives through the lens of industrial design, drawing heavily on brutalist architecture, exposed structure, and raw material honesty. Forged in Kraków, his knives often favour mono steel...

Adonis Forged Arts

Annecy, France

Antoine Kniamen forges under the Adonis Forged Arts name near Annecy in eastern France, producing knives that balance sculptural identity with serious cutting performance. Working alone from raw steel to finished edge...

Knippenberg Knives

The Netherlands

Jeroen Knippenberg brings together engineering, metallurgy, and artisan craft into a highly technical approach to kitchen knives. Working in the Netherlands with a background in heat and surface treatment technologies...

Krichbaum Knives

Seewalchen, Austria

Simon Krichbaum produces contemporary Austrian kitchen knives that combine Japanese-inspired geometry with a restrained, highly modern design language. After training under Martin Huber, he developed a practice centre...

KOVARES

Kraków, Poland

Michał Lipiński of KOVARES combines artistic metalwork and industrial design into kitchen knives that are visually distinctive while remaining strongly performance led. Working from Kraków, he develops thin convex geo...

Maillet Knives

Sheffield, England

Simon Maillet approaches kitchen knives with the practical instincts of a former professional chef and the discipline of a highly skilled craftsman. Working within Sheffield's historic steelmaking culture, he prod...

Myojinriki Seisakusho / Tetsujin

Susaki, Japan

Naohito Myojin is widely regarded as one of Japan's leading master sharpeners, producing extraordinarily refined bevels and finishing through his workshop in Kōchi Prefecture. After more than a decade apprenticing...

Oel

Hesse, Germany

Oliver Märtens of Oel brings together German machining precision, Bauhaus-inspired restraint, and highly refined hand craftsmanship into one of the most recognisable contemporary knife languages in Europe. Forged and ...

Aequilibrium Bladeworks

Austria

Bernhard Noitz of Aequilibrium Bladeworks produces kitchen knives with a quiet, performance-led clarity shaped by years of self-directed experimentation and refinement. His work focuses on the balance between geometry...

Nouko Knives

Bristol, UK

Konstantinos Noulis of Nouko Knives produces handmade kitchen knives from Bristol with a strong focus on balance, durability, and practical use. His work combines thoughtful geometry, clean finishing, and carefully ch...

Oatley Knives

Sydney, Australia

James Oatley has become one of the most recognisable names in contemporary Australian bladesmithing, producing kitchen knives that combine striking visual identity with uncompromising cutting performance. Working from...

Péron Knives

Grenoble, France

Working from the French Alps near Grenoble, Guirec Péron has built a reputation around precise, Japanese-influenced kitchen knives with a strong focus on honyaki and stone-finished geometry. His work is restrained and...

Leszek Sikoń Knives

Przyszowa, Poland

Leszek Sikoń brings together artistic metalwork and high-level bladesmithing into knives that sit comfortably between sculpture and kitchen tool. His work often features forged san-mai, go-mai, and damascus constructi...

Radiona Breg

Croatia

Tomislav Sokač of Radiona Breg draws on a lifetime around machining, welding, and forging to produce kitchen knives with a distinctly Croatian workshop character. Influenced by Japanese bladesmithing but grounded in f...

Spåre Knives

Örebro, Sweden

Fredrik Spåre produces kitchen knives from Örebro, Sweden, with an unusually complete in-house process spanning forging, grinding, sharpening, and handle construction. Working primarily with Swedish steels and locally...

Brook Turner Blades

Sydney, Australia

Brook Turner is a Sydney-based bladesmith whose work reflects a restrained, thoughtful approach to handmade kitchen knives. Working across mono steel and laminated constructions, he combines clean geometry, subtle for...

Wulf Knives

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Derrick Wulf is an American-born bladesmith based in Bavaria whose work reflects more than two decades of forging experience across culinary and outdoor knives. Using high-carbon steels, forged damascus, and san-mai c...