Company

FELIX SOLINGEN GMBH is one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the world. FELIX has been making unique knives since 1790. They are second to none in quality, function and design. They are some of the best handmade knives in the world. FELIX-knives won the Gold iF Product Design Award for one of the most attractive products worldwide as well as the Red Dot Design Award.

FELIX only uses premium raw materials. Due to the homogenous and compact grain structure of the steel’s microstructure the blades guarantee flexibility, resistance to corrosion and great edge retention. A FELIX-knife goes through about 45 different procedures before it leaves the factory. Most of them are by hand. The complex knowledge of traditional production and precise workmanship is visible in every FELIX-knife. But above all it is tangible.

In 2012, ZEPTER International, a multi-brand global company that produces, sells, and distributes exclusive, high-quality consumer goods around the world, acquired FELIX SOLINGEN GmbH, thus securing its position as a market leader for the production of top-quality knives. ZEPTER’s unique vision, superior quality, and innovative products found a true match in the tradition and superior craftmanship of FELIX SOLINGEN. 

Tradition

When Karl Gustav Felix founded his company in Solingen in 1790 no-one could have imagined that three centuries later FELIX knives would be so well known. But let’s start from the beginning …

Quality

Quality starts with the raw material. FELIX only uses premium raw materials such as high-alloyed X50 CrMoV15 chromium molybdenum vanadium steel, Japanese VG10 multi-layer Damascus steel or X65 CR13 razor blade steel.

Production

So far FELIX in Solingen have been producing knives with traditional craftsmanship. It all begins with blade blanks of high-alloyed steel being drop-forged in one piece or stamped – depending on the design.