Our Mission + Vision

Cangshan was created from a passion for innovation.

Since 2015, our passion for innovation has driven us to create cutlery revered by chefs and home cooks, earning 33 awards for exceptional design, engineering, and craftsmanship... and counting. With our skilled artisans using the highest quality materials from around the globe, our unwavering goal remains: Beautiful Function.

Our Story

The name Cangshan is shared by a majestic mountain in southwest China and a modest city where our company’s founder, Henry Liu, was born, grew up and wed his high school sweetheart, Mary.​

Life was good for Henry and Mary but, ultimately, their dream was to build a life and a business in the United States. So that is exactly what they did in 2012, when the Liu family moved to southern California. Henry continued to build his business, studying and observing the market around him. He built relationships with elite material manufacturers, cutting-edge product designers, and culinary enthusiasts in Germany, Sweden, and the United States. He worked ceaselessly with his designers to reconsider conventional thinking in the cutlery world.

Where We Started

Henry built a team of people who were as excited as he was about the prospect of creating something truly different in a category gone stale.​ With hand-drawn characters from Henry's father as its logo, Cangshan Cutlery Company was born in 2015. In the time since, we have won 33 international design awards. We have partnered with Thomas Keller, the recipient of more Michelin Star awards than any other American chef ever. We expanded operations in 2022 with a new international headquarters located in Georgetown, Texas. Our cutlery is sold by the finest retailers across the United States and graces kitchen counters from coast to coast. All of us at Cangshan are grateful for this American dream realized and excited for what comes next.​

As always, backed by
our commitment to
quality materials and craftsmanship.