Exclusivity of Coutellia, the competition dedicated of Damascus doesn’t exist anywhere else.

Since its first edition, Coutellia, lets you discover the art of cutlery through events and hundreds of exhibitors from all over the world. From the demonstration of forging to the sharpening of knives and the manufacture of corkscrews, Coutellia has immersed you for years in a universe of know-how and cutlery tradition.

In 2022 and for the first time in the world, an art of forging and damask steel’s team competition, has been organized. The 32nd edition of Coutellia will take place on 20 and 21 May 2023 and welcome again the Damascus Wolrd Cup, an international team competition on Damascus steel.

The Competition

The competition will take place in the following way :

  • 2 to 3 people per team (with at least one blacksmith/knife maker).
  • Registration fees : 100€ per team.
  • 3 hours of allotted time (out of polishing and revealing the steel bar finalized in blade shape).
  • Technical constraints to be met (see Regulation).
  • Selection criteria :

– Creativity
– Aesthetic
– Technicity
– Weld quality
– Quality of the knife appearance

  •  3 prizes will be awarded :

1st prize – Worldcup Damascus Award : 1 500 €, a trophee and a a place in the jury for the next Damascus Worldcup
2nd Prize – Originality Award : 900 €
3rd Prize – Coup de Cœur Award : 600 €

Calendar

17 February 2023: Registration closes.

14 March 2023: Distribution of the candidates’s list

20, 21 May 2023: Competition (one slot per team)

21 may 2022, 3 pm : Award ceremony

Candidate File

Competition
rules

Parental Consent

2022 Edition

1 HISPAMEBRO

Cédric Lamballais

Eric Raoult

Gérard Almuzara

2 CATALANS

Gérard Ettinger

Jean-Michel Tissèdre

3 MARECHAUX FERRANTS

Jean-Patrick Phedyaeff

Denis Pipeau

Stephane Colauolpe

ITALIAN FORGER

Daniel Cattaneo

Aldo Account

Francesco Scalmati

CATALANS

Bruno Vidal

Alain Doumaing

THIERS

Tim Bernard

Victor Knecht-Deyber

Benjamin Lauraud

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