Alexander Ortlieb designs and turns all his products on his own supported by a well educated team of craftsmen in Bernau, Germany in the Black Forest. Therefore you could consider every piece unique. The wood-turning craft is a very old, traditional craft. Despite modern technology, talent, craft skills and a wealth of ideas determine the shape of an Ortlieb object from pepper mills to vases. Alexander Ortlieb focuses on modern designs using his well trained traditional craftsmanship