The USA
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND MISSION
WELCOME TO OLIVE KNIVES
The word Olive, inspired by the Latin word “oliva” (scientifically known as Olea europaea), embodies the Olive tree’s timeless utility, resilience, longevity, and a symbol of hope. This is how we measure the quality of a personal knife.
Knives can last years if they stay in your drawer, but what if you use it daily? Over a lifetime? Olive Knives’ vision for design and engineering responded with fusing versatile functions for daily tasks into a single do-it-all knife. The Olive knife options show quality through broad utility, resilience for tasks from carving to culinary prep, and this over a lifetime. This was the start of Carry One, the idea that if you can go back to carrying only a single knife, enhanced with the latest innovative materials, design and engineering, you would choose a knife designed to last.
Latin, being a language of universal appeal, enduring scholarship, literature, philosophy, and science is also timeless and the inspiration for Olive Knives naming of our different knife models. Latin serves as a bridge or a common language for communication, but also basis for much of the scientific terminology used today, particularly biology and medicine. This emphasizes Olive Knives focus on the science, engineering and design behind making quality knives.
OUR STORY
OLIVE KNIVES
KNIVES THAT LAST A LIFETIME
At Olive Knives, our slogan embodies the olive tree's enduring spirit, fused into every blade we craft.
Outplay represents our internal team's love for competition, be it for cooking, camping, or carving, the tangible camaraderie that pulls everyone together.
Outlast captures Resilience
- our knives are engineered to withstand daily rigors, tough environments, and
relentless use without faltering, just as the olive tree thrives through storms
and seasons.
Outlive honors Longevity—designed
for a lifetime of service outdoors, these knives become heirlooms, outlasting
trends and generations, symbolizing hope and endurance.
Andre Buys took the lead and embarked on a journey to develop our first line of premium versatile knives that reflect our values, lifestyle, and passion for quality craftsmanship.
Carry One emphasizes our knife philosophy. It also proves true the more than 2000-year-old saying: “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” – Aristotle.