The makers

Makers

Contemporary makers, distinct practices, and knives selected for their performance and point of view.

Joel Black

United Kingdom

Joel Black

Chef, Blacksmith, kitchen tool creator Hand crafting kitchen implements to make your food prep a pleasure

Lucas Morandi

Brasil

Lucas Morandi

Knifemaker from Brazil ⚒️🇧🇷 Blending art and performance with traditional japanese forge

Ludvig Germain Auclair holding a knife in his workshop

Canada

Ludvig Germain Auclair

Quebec based bladesmith, japanese style kitchen knives/woodworking tools landscape and documentary photographer

Marcin Grabowiec

VIetnam

Marcin Grabowiec

My name is Marcin Grabowiec, the maker behind MG Forge. For the past ten years, I have dedicated myself to Japanese forging techniques, tamahagane steel, and the craft of turning raw material into a blade. What keeps me at the forge is a deep love for the work and the knowledge that there is always more to learn

Portrait of Simon Krichbaum

Austria

Simon Krichbaum

Based in Austria, Simon Krichbaum is a full-time bladesmith with a deep focus on high-performance kitchen knives. His work sits at an interesting intersection of traditional bladesmithing, precision engineering, and Japanese-inspired finishing.