Egon Eiermann

 
Egon Eiermann (* 29.09.1904 in Berlin/Germany; † 19.07.1970 in Baden-Baden/Germany) studied architecture in Berlin before joining the staff at Karstadt AG. In 1931 he established together with Fritz Jahnecke his on Architecture Bureau. In 1947 Eiermann was appointed as Lecturer at the Technical College in Karlsruhe, and in 1951 was co-founder of the German Design council. In addition to architecture Eiermann was also worked as stage designer for numerous film and theatre productions and designed furniture. In 1953 Eiermann designed himself an iconic desk.

Eiermann Table Top
Eiermann Table
Eiermann Tableframe 1
Children's Table Eiermann
Eiermann Tableframe 2
SE 68
S 197 R
Regal Eiermann
SE 40
SE 42
Rattan Chair E 10
SE 18
Rattan Stool  E 14
SBG 197 R
SE 43

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Wilbur by Daniel Wahl, 15.06.2011

...Wahl aka weltunit formally launched his new desk top Wilbur. Specially designed for the classic Egon Eiermann table frame, Wilbur's principle function is in helping the user...helping the user regain control of their workspace. For all cable organisation. Unbeknown to many, Egon Eiermann only designed the table frame - the intention was that user should...



IMM Cologne 2011: Richard Lampert - Kids Only, 26.01.2011

...products such as the Eiermann Children's desk - a reduced, child friendly version of the Egon Eiermann table frame - or the Turtle kids swivel chair by Peter Horn having...one that, for us, has set the bar in terms of designer kids furniture just a little higher....



Eiermann Desk: Why does Benjamin deserve one?, 12.01.2011

...Back in October 2010 the design blog pixelgangster.de ran a competition with a Richard Lampert Egon Eiermann desk - supplied naturally by (smow) - as the first prize. Entrants...we already have an Eiermann Desk!Benjamin's winning video (in German with English subtitles)...



Danespotting: Danish furniture design - still relevant?, 20.09.2010

...why that is. It's not the ageometric shapes and the bright colours. As with the likes of Egon Eiermann, the majority of those who embody "Danish design" were architects who...a couple of truly excellent items on display, and they will feature in our next Danespotting post....



2010 Designer Furniture World Cup, Final: Switzerland 2-Germany 1, 27.07.2010

...Fritz Haller against Egon Eiermann. While ahead of the 2010 (smow) designer...flamboyancy they more than compensated for with technical brilliance and confident construction. Egon Eiermann opened gently with his classic deskframe before quickly doubling up...



2010 Designer Furniture World Cup, Semi-Final: USA 1-Germany 2, 13.07.2010

...many design critics the most interesting match of the competition Charles and Ray Eames against Egon Eiermann. Not only because of the international stature...in their home nations. The critical interest was much more if - and when yes to what extent - Egon Eiermann's approach would mirror that of Charles and Ray Eames. And the...



(smow)offline: Herbert Hirche, Strahlend Grau, 21.05.2010

...of a designer who, despite his relative anonymity, is equally as important as Dieter Rams, Egon Eiermann or Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: just three of the grand doyens of German...until Mies van der Rohe fled to the USA in 1938. After a year freelancing, Herbert Hirche joined Egon Eiermann's Büro where he remained until Eiermann left Berlin in 1945 ahead...



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