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Slice Inc. was founded by T.J. Scimone in 2008[1] and is headquartered inMiami, Florida. The company mostly manufactures small hand-held cutting tools, including box-cutters, knives, and scissors.
Slice began as a product-design firm specializing inhousewares and "developing ultramodern interpretations ofkitchen staples likevegetable peelers andcheese graters." The company was successful in a "pocket-sizeceramic blade" for opening packages and othershrink-wrapped items," according toEntrepreneur magazine, so "Scimone pivoted, vowing to make common tools like box cutters . . . both sleeker and safer." The magazine added: "It's that emphasis onaesthetics that has brought Slice to the attention of merchants outside the traditional business-to-business segment. The company's products are now available at retailers that includeMichaels Stores andThe Container Store, along with office-supply vendors."[1][2]
Some of the products manufactured by Slice Inc. are:
Ceramic-Blade Box Cutter, made in two versions – one a manual, three-position and the other an auto-retract. The former was a winner of theRed Dot Design Award fortools in 2011, with its double-sidedceramic blade featuring a rounded tip.[3]
Precision Cutter. Winner of theGood Design Award of theChicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in 2008, the cutter was designed byKarim Rashid, a "designer partner" within Slice. It has "a zirconium-oxide-based micro-ceramic blade that lasts longer than traditional steel blades and never rusts."[1]
