Laguiole (pronounced approximately "la-yol" in the local area) is not just Laguiole. Most people recognise the iconic knives with their distinctive blade profile and the fly emblem "La mouche" on the spine. What is perhaps less widely known is that "Laguiole" is not a trademark. Laguiole is a village in the Aveyron region, but the name has internationally become synonymous with the famous steak knives.

Laguiole en Aubrac is a truly special workshop, and one that is very dear to us. Here, everything is produced locally — unlike many other manufacturers, they have their own forge and sawmill and do not use subcontractors for anything beyond raw materials that are not available locally.

Whatever you fall in love with from Laguiole en Aubrac, you can be completely certain that you are getting a piece of genuine craftsmanship in your hands. All handles are shaped by freehand work, all engravings are cut by hand — which may come as a surprise when the quality is consistently at the very top. We have visited many times, and it is just as charming every time to see that this kind of manual craftsmanship still thrives.

You are never in any real doubt about whether you are holding a knife from Laguiole en Aubrac or another producer — only the finest raw materials are used, and it is especially in the very fine wood species that few others can compete.

Laguiole en Aubrac is much more than steak knives. They also make the magnificent Sommelier corkscrew — and they have two particularly skilled craftsmen who produce some of the most beautiful folding knives we have ever seen. It is also the heritage that the entire Laguiole movement is built on that Laguiole en Aubrac prioritises keeping alive.