JAPANESE KITCHEN SHEARS - "KS-203" - STAINLESS STEEL - TORIBE - OUTINOMI X MAGASINVIVANT!

Created by TORIBE in 1990, design icons awarded the prestigious Good Design Award, the KS-203 are magnificent professional kitchen scissors made in Sanjo, Japan.

Very versatile ambidextrous scissors, whether for finely mincing herbs, carving poultry, preparing fish, or any other cutting tasks around the house, their razor-sharp edge offers surgical precision.

Their unique feature lies in their design, which can be fully dismantled without tools. The designers wanted to solve the major problem of classic kitchen scissors: the accumulation of bacteria in the pivot point. The two blades separate with a simple 90° motion, an essential feature for thorough cleaning and impeccable hygiene in the kitchen.

A monobloc structure for durable and ultra-strong scissors: each handle is forged from a single piece. The absence of welds between the blade and the handle eliminates breakage points and areas of corrosion.

The quality of the Toribe steel allows the original edge to be maintained much longer than standard scissors. Dishwasher safe for easy maintenance.

• Total length: 203 mm

• Blade length: 75 mm (cutting part)

• Width (closed): 75 mm (at the handles)

• Steel thickness: 3 mm

• Steel: SUS420J2 stainless steel

• Handcrafted in Japan

About TORIBE

Toribe Seisakusho is a Japanese family-run manufacturer specializing in cutlery. Located in the heart of the forging valley in Sanjo, Japan, the company refuses mass production to focus on the quality of alloys and manual finishing.

Exclusive collaboration OUTINOMI x MAGASIN VIVANT!

We select with Outinomi the best of Japanese craftsmanship and utilitarian design, suitable for both amateurs and professionals. OUTINOMI, a company specializing in Japanese tools, was founded in 2024 by Lucas Hoffalt, a "designer-artisan" who graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs.

Outinomi represents a bridge between the last great Japanese blacksmiths and Western craftsmen. Lucas offers tools that have a soul, often sourced from small, traditional forges. His approach is distinguished by an extremely sharp selection, ranging from new tools to rare "vintage" pieces (Showa era) that he refurbishes himself, sourced for their exceptional forging quality. He values Japanese carbon steel, which he considers to be far superior to modern mass production.

For Lucas, the tool is not just perceived as a utilitarian object, but as a piece of functional design endowed with its own aesthetic, texture, and poetry. It is this quest for beauty and excellence that naturally led him toward Japanese craftsmanship, one of the most demanding in the world.