#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…