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About the Author

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Michael Gordner has spent his entire career in the housewares industry. For the first twelve years, he marketed premium cookware for FISSLER around the world.

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In 1998, he moved to Japan to head the Japanese subsidiary of ZWILLING J.A. Henckels. Over those 13 years, knives turned from a profession into a passion. He led the acquisition of a knife factory in Seki and played a leading role in restructuring the factory's production, developing new technologies and working with new steels. He founded the MIYABI brand, developed its product lines and, together with bladesmith Bob Kramer, launched the "Bob Kramer by ZWILLING" line.

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In 2011, he returned to Germany. At ZWILLING headquarters, he headed product management and product development for all brands and products of the group, while remaining responsible for MIYABI.

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Since 2021, he has been running his own company, developing kitchen knives and accessories under the CULILUX brand. With Knifeopedia, he shares what he has learned about knives over all these years.

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