The company is based in Maniago, Italy, a northern town world-renowned as the "City of Knives" with a blacksmithing and blade-making history that goes back to the 15th century.

Dolphins isn't just a standard single-factory manufacturer; it was actually born as a historic cooperative collaboration initiated by famous Italian knife designers Lucio Di Bon and Francesco Mariani. Their mission was to unite Maniago’s most legendary individual master artisans—including icons like Frank Beltrame, Giovanni Beltrame, Massaro, and Leandro Spadon—under one premium label.