Knife

Whether you're preparing for zombiegeddon or just preparing your campsite, the Omniblade from the duo at Teryx is sure to come in handy – and make you look pretty badass in the process.

The small steel Prylobite blade weighs no more than a handful of coins and packs up neatly thanks to a friction folding design, which incorporates a couple of handy innovations to take this utensil into multi-tool territory. ​

The Lynx from Jho Knives is a titanium-coated implement shaped to slide in and out of a wallet for slicing and dicing when needed, with a stylish sheath to protect its surroundings from damage during transit. ​

​A new Kickstarter campaign touting the "world's smallest and sharpest Damascus pocket knife" aims to put the strength of a samurai sword in your trousers. Its makers claim Damascus steel makes not only for a more robust blade, but one that stays sharper than blades made from normal steel.

Utility knives come in all shapes and sizes these days. The smaller end of the spectrum is proving a real hotbed of invention of late, and the Everyday Blade is the latest on the scene. Its inventors describe it as the world's smallest folding utility knife.

San Francisco’s Fulcrum Knives has taken inspiration from the humble coin to come up with a compact everyday carry option that can be slipped into a jean pocket, and then flicked into action with one hand when the need arises. ​

​​Retractable utility knives like are versatile cutting tools, but clicking the blades in and out can require a bit of elbow grease. Artisan knife-maker Giacomo Di Muro reckons he has come up with a better solution, with an elegant everyday carry option claimed to simply slide into action.​

​​For thousands of years, any knife blade worth its salt has been forged from metal or steel, but Canadian design house Maison Milan has other ideas. It has crafted a wooden knife to carry out preparation duties in style, and can then be used to scoop up your chopped goods when you’re done. ​

That's not a knife. That's an expensive, claw inspired-utility knife that might just save some damage to your digits. Because you know what else is expensive? A trip to the doctor's office.

The kitchen knife is getting a makeover with a new design featuring a circular grip for improved ergonomics and versatility. Called Bolo, the designers tweaked the traditional knife design to change the movement of the blade and the way the user interacts with it.

San Francisco-based startup Urchin Sky equips a simple throwing knife with more than 20 different functions in the form of its Kniper multi-tool. The Kniper combines typical multi-tool elements like wrenches and drivers with not-so-typical inclusions like a tobacco pipe and fork.

Many a sandwich has been ruined by overzealous buttering with fridge-cold butter. The anguish of torn bread may now be a thing of the past, though, thanks to a newly-designed butter knife. The ButterUp knife has a built-in grater to soften butter for spreading.