Picture a pair of scissors, and there’s a good chance they’re orange. But have you ever wondered why? It’s all thanks to the 368-year-old Finnish company Fiskars, whose ubiquitous orange scissors ...

Finland is home to brands like Marimekko and Artek, and has produced architects and designers like Alvar Aalto and Eero Saarinen. But you don’t need to go shopping or visit Saarinen’s Gateway Arch in ...

You probably recognize designer Olof Bäckström’s classic orange-handled scissors. The company that makes them, Fiskars, claims to have sold over a billion worldwide, so there’s a good chance you have ...

Fiskars has been making new kinds of orange-handled scissors since 1967, and after thousands of variations, it’s not out of ideas yet. “This is the holy grail,” says Colin Roberts, an industrial ...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiskars introduced its revolutionary Orange-Handled Scissors design to the world in 1967, and today, the revolution continues with the launch of the Amplify™ Shears ...

A Red Dot Award is among the most prestigious product design accolades anyone can receive. This year’s winners were just announced across a myriad of categories, including everything from cars to, ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Shane Vermette believes he has come up with "the most important innovation in scissor design in 2,000 years," having designed Right Shears, a pair of L-shaped scissors ...

Two scissor markets making a significant impact on the global stage are the US and China, both for different reasons. Euan Youdale explores the modern scissor environment in light of these two ...

You probably recognize designer Olof Bäckström’s classic orange-handled scissors. The company that makes them, Fiskars, claims to have sold over a billion worldwide, so there’s a good chance you have ...