#35 Opinel
If a designed object has required very few changes over 100 years, it’s probably close to perfect.
Yo,
When I was in Paris I met the people at Opinel—a 132-year-old French knife company. They’ve been making pretty much the exact same knife the whole time.
Their knives are older than:
· Zippo lighters (90 years old)
· Le Creuset French ovens (97 years old)
· Kitchen Aid mixers (103 years old)
· Pyrex measuring cups (107 years old)
If a de…