Opinel - Perpétue Dessert Fork - Premium French Stainless Steel Contemporary Flatware (Pack of 12)

Opinel - Perpétue Dessert Fork - Premium French Stainless Steel Contemporary Flatware

The Perpétue Dessert Fork is an exquisite addition to the Perpétue flatware collection, embodying timeless elegance, refined ergonomics, and clean European styling. Developed in a prestigious design collaboration with the acclaimed studio BIG GAME, the Perpétue collection pays direct artistic homage to Perpétue Opinel - the grandmother of company founder Joseph Opinel. This compact dessert fork perfectly balances heritage cutting-tool pedigree with a sleek, minimalist aesthetic that elevates any modern tabletop setting.

Crafted entirely from premium-grade solid stainless steel, this fork is masterfully engineered for exceptional durability, structural rigidity, and effortless maintenance. Its comfortably weighted handle and meticulously formed tines make it highly versatile across your menu - serving as the ideal structural size for delicate pastries, artisanal desserts, fruit platters, and sophisticated entrée starters. Whether setting a casual weekend brunch or dressing a formal multi-course dinner table, this contemporary piece brings a touch of historical French artistry to every dining experience.

Best For: Discerning home hosts, design enthusiasts, and collectors of premium flatware seeking a durable, beautifully sculpted, and dishwasher-safe French dessert fork to complement contemporary table settings and formal tableware collections.

Key Features:

• Studio BIG GAME Design Collaboration: Features a brilliant minimalist silhouette co-created with the international design studio, blending modern clean lines with Opinel's traditional metalwork heritage.
• Solid Stainless Steel Construction: Monobloc forged from high-quality stainless steel to deliver superior resistance against rust, corrosion, bending, and surface staining over a lifetime of daily service.
• Versatile Multi-Course Scale: While engineered primarily as a premium dessert fork, its compact proportions and elegant balance make it equally adept at serving starters, appetisers, and side dishes.
• Timeless Heritage Homage: Beautifully named after Perpétue Opinel, adding a rich, conversational layer of French family history and industrial artistry to your tablescape.
• Effortless Contemporary Styling: The sleek, mirror-polished steel finish seamlessly adapts to both casual everyday meals and highly elevated, formal dinner party settings.

Product Technical Specifications Matrix:

Ideal For:

• Artisanal Dessert and Pastry Service: Enjoying rich chocolate tortes, delicate French mille-feuille, tarts, pavlovas, and gourmet cakes with a perfectly balanced utensil.
• Sophisticated Entrée Presentation: Serving alongside small starters, curated charcuterie boards, seared scallops, or fresh seasonal salads during multi-course tasting menus.
• Cohesive Tablescape Curation: Matching beautifully with contemporary matte ceramics, polished silver accents, fine glassware, and modern linen table settings.

Table Chic Flatware Care Tip: Thanks to its premium solid stainless steel architecture, the Perpétue Dessert Fork is fully dishwasher safe, making post-dinner cleanup incredibly simple. To preserve the luminous surface polish and avoid hairline scratches over time, avoid washing it in the same dishwasher basket cycle alongside abrasive, heavy cast-iron cookware or sharp, serrated utility items. For a perfect, streak-free presentation when hosting guests, simply dry the tines lightly with a soft microfibre towel right after the drying cycle concludes!

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Oversized, heavy, and structural goods ship via specialist freight. Freight is calculated at checkout from estimated packaged volumetric or physical weight. Carrier depot audits may adjust the rate — if the increase exceeds 10%, we will contact you before processing.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup — default method
✔ Direct delivery — requires an operational forklift on site unless Tailgate Delivery has been specifically requested and quoted (contact us — this cannot be selected at checkout)
✔ Tailgate hydraulic lift delivery — must be specifically requested; contact us for a quote (not available as a checkout option; extra fees apply; required if you do not have a forklift)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Any carton or consignment over 25–30kg (or over 200cm) must be palletised
• Without a specifically requested and paid Tailgate Delivery quote, palletised freight requires a forklift on site — otherwise the carrier will redirect to the nearest depot
• Bulky and oversized items cannot be delivered to a PO Box — provide a physical street address
• Failed deliveries, locked gates, unattended sites, or incorrect business/forklift declarations may incur carrier redelivery, demurrage, and restocking fees as set out in our Terms & Conditions

Business Delivery:

• Selecting a business/commercial delivery rate warrants that the address has an operational forklift and certified operator during business hours
• If the carrier cannot unload, the consignment may be redirected to a depot and secondary fees may apply
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

See our Terms & Conditions (Article 8) for full freight and delivery rules.

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse is a logistics hub, not a retail showroom. Listing a product online does not mean it is stored at our Thomastown warehouse — many lines ship from supplier hubs (split fulfilment may apply).

How lead times work:

• Product page ETA: The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) / lead-time badge shown on the product page at checkout is the agreed delivery timeframe for that order under Australian Consumer Law.
• Metro baselines: Advertised ETAs apply to standard metropolitan zones. Regional and remote addresses may take longer and may attract surcharges.
• Peak seasons: Orders in March–May, August–October, EOFY (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (November), and Christmas/New Year (December–January) may automatically add a 2–4 week buffer beyond the product page ETA.
• Supplier-dependent / backordered items: If stock is delayed, we will notify you with a revised ETA. You then have 7 days to accept the new timeframe or cancel for a full refund.
• Adloheat: Custom-made products from Adloheat (Pakenham, VIC) may take 4–12 weeks depending on the order.

Full fulfilment, cancellation, and freight rules are in our Terms & Conditions.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.