Nothing spices up a dinner party like stylish serving pieces. Start out right by adding a bit of contemporary sophistication to your cheese spread with these designer utensils.

Soft/ Hard Cheese Knives: These specialty blades are by Crate and Barrel. The holes in the narrow blade keep soft cheese like brie from sticking, while the wide blade easily cuts through hard cheeses like cheddar and Gruyere. The handles are hand-molded for balance and control. Perfect for the gourmet cheese of course.

Soft Hard Knives

Danish Modern Cheese Board and Butcher Knife: Bring a little mid-century modern to your next dinner party with this adorable cheese display on www.etsy.com. The words “fromage” and “cheese” are on each side, making it the perfect serving accessory for crackers, breads, fruits and of course cheese! It sits on four pegs upon the table and is in excellent vintage collection.

Danish Cheese Board & Butcher Knife

Cut the Cheese Knife Set: An ingenious set of knives, each to cut a different type of cheese. Designed by Roni Kabessa, this knife set contains four labeled knives including “Crumbly Knife” at 5 x 2 for cheeses like Feta and Gorgonzola; “Hard Knife” at 5 x 1 for cheeses like Parmesan and Asiago; “Medium Knife” at 5 x 1.5 which has prongs for slicing and picking up semi-soft cheeses like Havarti, Gouda and Mozarella; and “Soft Knife” which has a narrow blade for cleanly slicing pieces of Jack, Brie or Jarlsberg.

Cut The Cheese Knife Set

Forma Knives: The Forma Knives by designer Denis Santachiara in collaboration with Academia Barilla come in various sizes and shapes for cutting different types of cheeses.

Forma Knife

The Cinque Stelle I Coltelli Collection for Serafino Zani: This pure and organic knife collection was designed by Ettore Sottsass and is called Cinque Stelle I Coltelli (five stars and knives). It was designed for Serafino Zani in Italy. These products are handmade in a small studio by artisans.

Ettore Sottsass Knife Set