Slice, Inc.
Slice, Inc., founded in 2008 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, is a manufacturer of small hand-held cutting tools such as box-cutters. Its tools are designed to be safer and more ergonomic than previous tools for the same purpose. History. Slice was founded in 2008 by T.J. Scimone. Slice began as a product-design firm specializing in housewares and "developing ultramodern interpretations of kitchen staples like vegetable peelers and cheese graters." The company was successful in a "pocket-size ceramic blade" for opening packages and other shrink-wrapped items," according to "Entrepreneur" magazine, so "Scimone pivoted, vowing  to make common tools like box cutters . . . both sleeker and safer." The magazine added: "It's that emphasis on aesthetics 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 include Michaels Stores and The Container Store, along with office-supply vendors." Products. The company is known as "a manufacturer of cutting tools that increase industrial safety." Some of its products have been: 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 the Red Dot Design Award for tools in 2011, with its double-sided ceramic blade featuring a rounded tip. Precision Cutter. Winner of the Good Design Award of the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in 2008, the cutter was designed by Karim 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."