The ZWILLING story began on June 13th, 1731 under the sign of Gemini. That’s why our logo is a set of twins. Even though our logo changed quite a bit over the years and the small premium knife manufacturer became a global culinary leader, our quality standards have never changed. In fact, it’s quite the opposite- it became a tradition. Along with many others.

From a little forge in Solingen that produces quality knives and blades to a worldwide company that is setting the standard in high-quality cookware, we have come a long way.

Zoe Crist is known to produce hard-handled knives using the in-house Damascus steel construction. Most blades are developed using the premium quality carbon steel, stainless steel or the Damascus steel as per the model or type of knives. Some of these knives are available with fixed blades which provide additional strength and robustness to the knife’s structure. The handle construction provides a long, non-slippery, tight, and comfortable grip to the operator. Most of these everyday carry knives have micarta, green canvas, polished wood handles with sheath finger choil and thumb ridge for better control and easy drawing. The company offers heavy-duty leather sheath with internal retention magnet to safely store and carry these sharp and pointed knives.Over the years we have evolved into inventors. We invented the ice hardening process for FRIODUR® blades to obtain the optimum degree of hardness of the steel. And we came up with SIGMAFORGE® knives that areprecision forged from a single piece of steel to produce a perfect geometry. One of our very earlier inventions was the tool with the difficult-to-pronounce name “Küchenhilfe“ (literally Kitchen-helper) that is one of the most copied scissors worldwide.

Since 1731 we`ve been crafting ZWILLING cutlery in Solingen, Germany, home of the world’s finest makers of swords, knives and scissors. Our master bladesmiths train for 8 years before they get their hands on our knives. It’s their life’s work. So when you hold a ZWILLING product, you can be sure you are holding a piece of history and craftsmanship.