# Safe Shellfish-Shuckers The OSSA Knife from Westley Nunn Makes Opening Oysters Safer By Michael Hines | Published 2010-09-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/westley-nunn References: [industrialdesignserved](http://www.industrialdesignserved.com/gallery/OSSA/600061) & [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/wtnunn/frame) The OSSA Knife from Westley Nunn aims to eliminate the cuts that can come with opening up a tasty ocean treat. You won't have to bleed to enjoy oysters anymore. Westley Nunn's OSSA Knife has a [small blade](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cuttix) and a [water-resistant rubber thumb grip](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leatherman-blazer). The knife is designed to be used anywhere, from five-star restaurants to your kitchen. Check it out in the gallery above and click on the links to your left to see more work from Westley Nunn. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Kitchen](https://www.trendhunter.com/kitchen) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Safe Shellfish-shuckers:** The OSSA Knife from Westley Nunn aims to make shucking shellfish safer and eliminate the risk of cuts. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food Service:** The OSSA Knife offers an opportunity for restaurants and food service providers to enhance safety during shellfish shucking. - **Kitchen Accessories:** The OSSA Knife presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the kitchen accessories industry by improving the safety of opening oysters. - **Seafood Retail:** The OSSA Knife provides disruptive innovation potential for seafood retailers by offering a safer option for customers to open shellfish. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ultra-Tough Urbanite Pocket Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wesn-bornas.md) - [Flavor Maintenance Kitchen Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deluxe-oishii-knife.md) - [Folding Pocket Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oknife.md) - [Miniature Utility Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-ona.md) - [Sensibly Sharp Elevated Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-task-knife.md) - [Poshly Designed Pocket Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wesn-x-pco-slipjoint-microblade-knife.md) - [Ultra-Lightweight Folding Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oknife-xenoal.md) - [Corkscrew-Integrated Pocket Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/opinel-no10-corkscrew-knife.md) - [Exclusive Chef Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/limited-edition-chef-knife.md)