World-renowned symbol of French culture, the Opinel folding knife was born in 1890 in Savoie, at
the heart of the French Alps. The all-important knife has since travelled the world and ended up in
the pocket of the greatest artists, adventurers, navigators, mountaineers and cooks, including Pablo
Picasso, Eric Tabarly, Ellen MacArthur, Jean-Louis Etienne and Paul Bocuse. They have all appreciated
this simple, robust and reliable tool.

The famous French TV Channel, TF1, broadcasted during the news last 12^th August a great report about Opinel:

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More than 100 pieces have been unpacked.

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through LABOR DAY  SIDE WALK SALE – (Saturday, Sunday and Monday, September 4, 5 and 6th)

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An old Dieulefit legend recounts that when God created the World, he started with a model which included an ideal climate with landscapes and colours washed with the innocence of youth. At the end of the seven days of Creation, it was with the clay of this country that he designed the first man…

This pottery is glazed, turned or fashioned by hand . Each piece is hand-painted with its own subtle difference  that turns it into a work of art.

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