I tried a non-Kyocera set of ceramic knives. They're not nearly as cool as I'd hoped, although they do get comments. However, they're usually along the lines of, "Are these plastic or something?" I'm still holding out for a genuine Kyocera blade, though. I strongly suspect that these cheap Chinese ones are worth about what I paid for them.

Kyocera's first business in 1959 was ceramics for TVs. So yeah, same company.

Lastly, I totally agree with Grif about shopping at restaurant supply stores. I get the best pots and pans there, too. And of course, everything is really easy to clean!