The workshop

Behind L'Atelier de Kriss there is one craftsman, a technical background and, above all, a passion for knifemaking and for work done well.

Set in Tournefeuille, on the western edge of Toulouse, the workshop is where the knives are made. Every piece gets the same care and the same standard, whatever the model or the price range. What changes is the materials and the finishing choices, never the attention paid to the build.

Knifemaking came as a second career, prepared through several advanced modules at the CFA in Thiers, France's knifemaking town. It also draws on many years of professional experience in a design office, where precision, engineering and the search for technical solutions were already part of the daily routine.

That path led naturally to computer-aided design. Today the workshop can also support knifemaking projects that call for digitising or file preparation, in particular to get a small production run ready: an option offered to makers and designers who would rather have this step done for them, without needing the tools or the skills it requires.

But L'Atelier de Kriss remains first and foremost a human-scale workshop, built on contact, exchange and a passion for knives. It is open by appointment to anyone who wants to discover the craft, discuss a project or simply push open the door of an artisan's workshop.

The aim is also to make personalised knives accessible to as many people as possible. Choosing your materials, having a first name, a logo or a motif engraved, and owning a knife that was genuinely designed for you should not be reserved for the most exclusive pieces.