The Art of Design Issue 28 2017 | Page 200

200 THE DÖTTLING ART OF SAFE BUILDING Elaborate craftsmanship and highest As with each and every single Döttling its establishment as a world leader in safe security standards remain at the heart of the product, every item is customised to each building. Its products’ customisability makes iconic safe manufacturer Döttling. client’s specifications and employs the finest them high security masterpieces that create leathers, selected woods, elaborate paint a WOW for their owners and are built to last. With its roots in in the quaint southern finishes, and noble metals with the greatest German town of Sindelfingen, Germany, attention to detail. Döttling shares its home with other legendary innovators such as Mercedes- The finest in craftsmanship and engineering Benz, Porsche, and watchmaker Grieb & come together to create a brand that Benzinger. epitomises luxury. The safes enrich luxury home and The outward appearance and the inner yacht interiors for aficionados of finest workings are defined step-by-step in locksmithery around the world. The personal consultations between the client handcraft from Döttling’s beginnings as and the owners of Döttling, Andreas K. a locksmith shop in 1919 is very much Schlittenhardt and Mark P. Wilms. employed today. Whether fitted with humidors, jewellery Döttling’s expert team of restorers, compartments, watch winders, collector leatherworkers, smiths, painters and cabinets or bespoke gun holders, the only security specialists continue to work by premise is the personal desire of the client. hand, ensuring that each safe serves as a one of-a-kind object to be enjoyed for The technology and the precision employed generations. throughout the Döttling brand has led to www.doettling.com