The“Fish”knifefromthelimitededition commemoratingthe220thanniversaryof thecutlery-makingtraditionwas taken homefromMikulášovice bythe president’s wife, IvanaZemanová.She received it as a gift fromthe managementofMikovwhenshevisitedthe companyonthe afternoonofMonday,February2,aspart ofthepresidentialcouple’sthree-day workingtripthroughthe Ústí nad Labem Region.
Duringthe visit,the president’s wifetook an interest insome ofthetechnologicalprocessesinvolvedin knife productionandalso touredthecompany’sMuseumoftheKnife-MakingTradition.She also notedthatthe company’s products were notunfamiliarto her,asshehad encounteredmany ofthem inthe past, both at home and atwork.
Mikov is not onlythelargestCzechknife manufacturer—producingitsentireoutputatitsplantinMikulášovice—butalsomarketsa range ofofficeequipmentproducts.
The companydrawsonarichtraditionofengineering, whichallowsitto preparea number of new productsforthisyearin additionto itsusuallineup. The firstof thesewill be unveiledthisMarch ataspecializedtrade showinNuremberg. A knifedevelopedincollaboration withtheleadingCzechdesign studio Olgoj Chorchoj will thenmakeits debut in the fall.