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== Inventions ==
== Inventions ==


Three notable inventions have been developed by Zyliss including the Garlic Press,<ref>[http://www.muellerscience.com/SPEZIALITAETEN/Schweiz/Schweizer_Erfindungen_und_Entdeckungen.htm Mueller Science: ''500 Schweizer Primeurs, Schweizer Erfindungen und Schweizer Entdeckungen '']; abgerufen am 14. Aug. 2012</ref> the Salad Spinner, and the Onion Chopper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frauenzimmer.de/cms/leben-genuss/nervige-kuechengeraete.html |title=Nervige Küchengeräte - Frauenzimer.de |publisher=Frauenzimmer.de |date=2008-11-28 |accessdate=2014-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.land-der-erfinder.ch/?tag=schweizer-ideen |title=schweizer ideen &#124; Land der Erfinder – Das Schweizer Magazin für Innovationen |publisher=Land-der-erfinder.ch |date=2013-07-31 |accessdate=2014-07-14}}</ref> The "garlic susi" has an accompanying tool cleaner, and has been produced since the mid-20th century.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eu0Uo3J40zcC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|pages=37–38|accessdate=2014-07-28|title=Garlic, Garlic, Garlic: More than 200 Exceptional Recipes for the World's ...|author= Linda Griffith, Fred Griffith}}</ref> The company also began creating the Zyliss vise (a home improvement tool) in the 1970s<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOU8TD_BxwMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=26 |title=The Vise wants to do everything|date=Apr 1973|accessdate=2014-07-26}}</ref> and has sold a slicing mandolin.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false |page=42|accessdate=2014-07-25|author=Jocelyn chan|title=Silver Platter|publisher=Orange Coast Magazine |date=Feb 2004}}</ref> The company has worked with [[IDEO]] on projects including the salad spinner, specifically on the aesthetic and visual components.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lyDEACMTtUEC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=56|title=Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product ...|author=Michael F. Ashby, Kara Johnso}}</ref>
Three notable inventions have been developed by Zyliss including the [[Garlic press|Garlic Press]],<ref>[http://www.muellerscience.com/SPEZIALITAETEN/Schweiz/Schweizer_Erfindungen_und_Entdeckungen.htm Mueller Science: ''500 Schweizer Primeurs, Schweizer Erfindungen und Schweizer Entdeckungen '']; abgerufen am 14. Aug. 2012</ref> the [[Salad spinner|Salad Spinner]], and the Onion Chopper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frauenzimmer.de/cms/leben-genuss/nervige-kuechengeraete.html |title=Nervige Küchengeräte - Frauenzimer.de |publisher=Frauenzimmer.de |date=2008-11-28 |accessdate=2014-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.land-der-erfinder.ch/?tag=schweizer-ideen |title=schweizer ideen &#124; Land der Erfinder – Das Schweizer Magazin für Innovationen |publisher=Land-der-erfinder.ch |date=2013-07-31 |accessdate=2014-07-14}}</ref> The "garlic susi" has an accompanying tool cleaner, and has been produced since the mid-20th century.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eu0Uo3J40zcC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|pages=37–38|accessdate=2014-07-28|title=Garlic, Garlic, Garlic: More than 200 Exceptional Recipes for the World's ...|author= Linda Griffith, Fred Griffith}}</ref> The company also began creating the Zyliss vise (a home improvement tool) in the 1970s<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOU8TD_BxwMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=26 |title=The Vise wants to do everything|date=Apr 1973|accessdate=2014-07-26}}</ref> and has sold a slicing mandolin.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false |page=42|accessdate=2014-07-25|author=Jocelyn chan|title=Silver Platter|publisher=Orange Coast Magazine |date=Feb 2004}}</ref> The company has worked with [[IDEO]] on projects including the salad spinner, specifically on the aesthetic and visual components.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lyDEACMTtUEC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=56|title=Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product ...|author=Michael F. Ashby, Kara Johnso}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 01:23, 25 March 2019

Zyliss
Company typeBrand
IndustryConsumer products
Founded1951
FounderKarl Zysset (1907-1998)
Headquarters
Farnborough
,
England
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsKitchen Products and Gadgets, Knives and Cutlery, Food Choppers, Graters, Slicers
ParentDKB Household USA
Websitewww.zyliss.com

Zyliss is a Swiss manufacturer of kitchen and cooking products. The Zyliss brand is now owned and operated by Diethelm Keller Brands AG[1]

History

Zyliss as it is known today was founded by trained bicycle mechanic, Karl Zysset (1907-1998) in 1951.[2] The company launched its first product, the onion chopper, with the slogan "Zig-Zig Zyliss".[3] In 1982 the company was sold to two investors who in turn sold the operation in 1985 to the Diethelm Keller Holding Group.[2] In 2001, Zyliss partnered with the design firm, IDEO to develop a series of kitchen products that have gone on to see worldwide success.[4]

In the year 2003 the company reduced its number of employees from 105 to 80 and the company's management announced that the production site of Zyliss would be relocated. After a protest in Switzerland[5] the move was cancelled.[6][7] Most of the team moved to China during the mid-2000s.[7][8] The headquarters were also moved to Zurich in December 2005.[9] The company currently has 120 employees.[10]

Inventions

Three notable inventions have been developed by Zyliss including the Garlic Press,[11] the Salad Spinner, and the Onion Chopper.[12][13] The "garlic susi" has an accompanying tool cleaner, and has been produced since the mid-20th century.[14] The company also began creating the Zyliss vise (a home improvement tool) in the 1970s[15] and has sold a slicing mandolin.[16] The company has worked with IDEO on projects including the salad spinner, specifically on the aesthetic and visual components.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Handelsregister Tagebuch Nr. 9270" (PDF). Das Schweizerische Handelsamtsblatt (SHAB). 2006-04-04. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  2. ^ a b Work: Karl Zysset und sein Blitzhacker; workzeitung.ch; abgerufen am 14. August 2012
  3. ^ Gina Bucher (2011-09-25). "Bequemer Alltag - Zum Gebrauch ungeeignet". Der Freitag. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  4. ^ "IDEO Partners with Zyliss". www.ideo.com. IDEO. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. ^ „Zyliss-Streik - Verbittert sind sie nicht“, Die Wochenzeitung, 27. November 2003
  6. ^ http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/startseite/article990TY-1.334937
  7. ^ a b http://www.kunststoffweb.de/ki_ticker/Zyliss_Verlagerung_nach_Asien_t201624
  8. ^ http://www.beobachter.ch/konsum/artikel/etikettenschwindel_der-schwindel-mit-der-marke-schweiz
  9. ^ "Handelsregister Tagebuch Nr. 33374" (PDF). Das Schweizerische Handelsamtsblatt (SHAB). 2005-12-08. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  10. ^ http://www.swissguide.ch/de/Haushaltwaren/Zuerich/509992_dkbhouseholdswitzerlanda.html
  11. ^ Mueller Science: 500 Schweizer Primeurs, Schweizer Erfindungen und Schweizer Entdeckungen ; abgerufen am 14. Aug. 2012
  12. ^ "Nervige Küchengeräte - Frauenzimer.de". Frauenzimmer.de. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  13. ^ "schweizer ideen | Land der Erfinder – Das Schweizer Magazin für Innovationen". Land-der-erfinder.ch. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  14. ^ Linda Griffith, Fred Griffith. Garlic, Garlic, Garlic: More than 200 Exceptional Recipes for the World's ... pp. 37–38. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  15. ^ The Vise wants to do everything. Apr 1973. p. 26. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  16. ^ Jocelyn chan (Feb 2004). Silver Platter. Orange Coast Magazine. p. 42. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  17. ^ Michael F. Ashby, Kara Johnso. Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product ... p. 56.


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