My late mother had a thing about scissors (and all desk essentials, for that matter). And I’ve inherited her obsession; my most recent extravagance was a pair of razor sharp stainless Tres Claveles kitchen scissors made by hand in a workshop in Solsona, Spain, near Barcelona, where the Pallarès family has been making knives and blades since 1917.

So I took note when I came across Ciselier in Canada, which describes itself as “the first-ever company founded to foster and promote appreciation for high-quality scissors and the heritage art of scissor-making.” Founded by journalists Maggie Fox and David Thomas, Ciselier is devoted to “keeping the art of high-quality scissor-making alive,” as the couple says. “The vast majority of household scissors are of poor quality, mass-produced at a very low cost: disposable products. However, there are workshops, scattered around the world in communities historically associated with sword- and blade-making, that continue to use time-tested forging, stamping, polishing, and hand-assembly techniques to produce products intended to last a lifetime.”

Here’s a look at their offerings, which include kitchen, embroidery and sewing, office, and left-handed scissors:

N.B. According to Ciselier, “Our selection is limited, and our small quantities reflect the time required to produce high-quality scissors.”

For more on the art of cutlery, see:

12 Design-Worthy Scissors

Accessories: Office Scissor Roundup