Upper Bavarian unconventional
Furniture enthusiasts should have made a pilgrimage to Aschau in Chiemgau at least once in their lives: The Moormann company, known for the FNP shelf and other unusual furniture, is based there in an idyllic mountain landscape. It's worth staying longer!
At Nils Holger Moormann, they were already producing "brutally local" long before this attitude became fashionable. The furniture company has always produced within a radius of a few dozen kilometers of its headquarters. And this is not in a well-developed conurbation, but in the small town of Aschau in Chiemgau. Moormann does not necessarily adhere to industry conventions in other respects either. Designers are officially invited to submit ideas for new products. All proposals are checked to see if they fit in with the unconventional range. Probably the best-known Moormann product is Axel Kufus' classic FNP shelving unit. And because the company, founded in 1984 by the edgy Nils Holger Moormann and managed by Christian Knorst for the past five years, no longer exhibits at trade fairs, it invites the world to its provincial home. Like the recent Salone di Aschau - unlike the Salone del Mobile, a design festival with young designers and like-minded furniture brands that is as cheerful as it is manageable. Competition my ass! Incidentally, the Upper Bavarian furniture empire around the Aschau festival hall also includes the Berge guest house - an invitation to stay a little longer.
Image: Nils Holger Moormann
Pressed Chair, Nature
In a single pressing process, an aluminum sheet just 2.5 mm thick is transformed into a fully-fledged, load-bearing chair. It owes its stability to precisely placed, circumferential indentations and curvatures.
Shelf Liesl
The LIESL shelf designed by Marie Luise Stein is based on a combination of four differently sized shelves and four different stainless steel rods that can be put together in a modular fashion. The basic structure of a shelf only requires two fixing points for two rods on the wall. As soon as the top shelf is mounted, further elements can be "threaded" from below to an individually selected position - additional drill holes or brackets on the wall are not necessary. This means that the LIESL system can be adapted and extended at any time.
Dormouse bed
An elegant, high-quality bed is created in no time at all from just four parts thanks to an ingenious plug-in design - without any screws or metal parts. The L-shaped longitudinal and transverse parts, one of which is a raised headboard, integrate the frame legs directly into the construction.
FNP shelving system, White
Reduced to side panels and shelves! As the archetype of shelving, FNP cannot be surpassed in terms of design intelligence. The inserted aluminum rails hold the shelf in position, which in turn supports the rail. This means that the shelving can be assembled without tools. At this point, we offer FNP in a fixed configuration and in two different panel materials. The clamping set required for free-standing assembly is included in the scope of delivery.
Bench Langer Max 140, Black / Red
Made from three multiplex boards and a frame construction that is tensioned by a twisted cord. An ingenious construction that gives the easy-to-assemble bench a high degree of stability. Can be used as a single piece in the hallway or bedroom, in the bathroom and kitchen or at the dining area.
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