Philippe Starck Set of 6 Dark Horn Handle Steak Knives

Forge de Laguiole table knives designed by Philippe Starck featuring a full horn tip handle. Handle Material: Horn Tip from domestic cattle. The tip of the horn is the hardest and most durable, Inferior horn handles are made from the bottom of the horn which will warp with time. As this material is of natural origin, their appearance (color, veining, grain) is likely to vary from one item to another. The photos on this listing do not show the actual handles you will receive. Before designing the first Laguiole knife in the Forge de Laguiole Signature collection, Philippe Starck followed in the footsteps of his father, an aeronautical engineer, in the 1950s. He always enjoyed sawing, cutting, pasting and handling of any objects. Three decades later he founded Starck Products and soon became one of the most famous contemporary French designers world wide. Among the most significant creations of his prolific career were the renovation of President François Mitterrand's private apartments at the Elysée, the Baccarat house in Moscow, and the Forge de Laguiole® manufactory in 1987. Philippe Starck is the first designer to have been asked by Forge de Laguiole® to open its "Laguiole by Designer" chapter.