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 ...

Despite it’s all-around usefulness, it’s a wonder why scissors can’t even cut straight. For a fairly, um, straightforward task, you’d have to fiddle with a ruler to outline precise measurements or go ...

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 ...