Peter Henckels (Mr. Peter Henckels) took Gemini as his original idea and founded the Zwilling brand in Solingen, a beautiful town on the Rhine River in Germany. At the same time, it also unveiled the prelude to the legend of immortality, one of the oldest existing trademarks in mankind. His descendant, John Abreham Henckes, changed the company's name to Zwilling J.A.Henckel.US. Zwilling has more than 2,000 kinds of stainless steel knives, scissors, tableware, pots, kitchen cookware and personal care products. It has created a modern kitchen concept, making cooking a kind of enjoyment, and bringing people visible perfect quality and life interest.

On June 13, 1731, which was the Gemini constellation in the Western calendar, the birth of the Zwilling symbol was announced in a church in Solingen, Germany. This is one of the oldest trademarks in human history.

1818 Zwilling store opens in Berlin.

1855 Zwilling won the gold medal at the Paris World's Fair.

1867 Established its own steel casting workshop, where experts studied the best composition of steel for making knives.

1883 Zwilling opens high-end store in New York. Soon, specialty stores in cities such as Cologne, Vienna, Hamburg and Munich also opened one after another.

In 1893 at the Chicago World's Fair, Zwilling won the only medal of honor at the show.

1895 The "Henkes" trademark was successfully registered in Germany.

1897 Zwilling stores open in Denmark and the Netherlands.

1909 The American branch of Zwilling was established. Today, the United States is Zwilling's largest market in the world.

At the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair, Zwilling won four awards.

1927 Zwilling Paris store opens.

1939 Zwilling’s unique blade surface treatment technology was successfully developed.

1956-1973 Zwilling successively established branches in Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Japan.

1976 The FOUR STAR series of knives jointly developed by Zwilling and European star chef *** were launched grandly, leaving a landmark page in the history of knife manufacturing. The Four Star series of knives remains Zwilling's best-selling professional chef's knives in the world.

1991 Zwilling Spanish branch was established.

1995 Shanghai Zwilling Henkes Co., Ltd. was established. Zwilling successfully acquired M.H. Wilkensamp; Soehne's professional tableware production factory.

2002 Zwilling's TWIN Select kitchen cookware series, which combines both aesthetics and functionality, was successfully launched.

2003 Zwilling French company was established. The first TWIN Pollux knife series designed and developed specifically for Asians was born in China.

On December 31, 2003, the Zwilling series and series of pots were launched to global attention.

In 2004, Zwilling successfully acquired the Japanese "Nippa" cutting tool company; in the same year, Zwilling successfully acquired the American personal care brand "TWEEZERMAN".

The Italian branch of Zwilling was established. Shanghai Zwilling Henkes Kitchenware Co., Ltd. was established.

2005 Zwilling’s first global flagship store opened in Paris, France.

2007 Zwilling successfully acquired Tondeo, the Solingen hair clipper manufacturer.

2008 Zwilling TWIN1731 series of knives were launched; the Belgian pot brand Demeyere was successfully acquired; the French pot brand Staub was successfully acquired

2010 Zwilling's Russian joint venture was established.

2011 is the 280th anniversary of the birth of Zwilling.

2012 Zwilling opened the world's largest brand concept store in Dusseldorf, Germany.