Press release - Wilkhahn
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The <strong>Wilkhahn</strong> stand at Orgatec 2010 had plenty<br />
of interesting highlights – for example<br />
prototypes of the new conference chair Graph.<br />
Photo: <strong>Wilkhahn</strong><br />
Office chair range ON, design: wiege, can now<br />
count the German Design Award among its<br />
numerous other domestic and international<br />
prizes. Photo: <strong>Wilkhahn</strong>.<br />
<strong>Press</strong> <strong>release</strong><br />
10.11.2010<br />
<strong>Wilkhahn</strong> at Orgatec 2010:<br />
Responsible Furniture a crowd puller<br />
<strong>Wilkhahn</strong> is a leading manufacturer of highquality<br />
office chairs and conference furnishings.<br />
The company exhibited at the international<br />
premier fair Orgatec in Cologne and is delighted<br />
with the end results. At the beginning of<br />
Orgatec, quite a stir was caused by three<br />
cutting-edge innovations, two attractive<br />
additions to ranges and an impressive stand.<br />
Furthermore, the company won the 2011<br />
German Design Award for office chair ON,<br />
showcased for the first time at the fair. As a<br />
result, <strong>Wilkhahn</strong> was not affected by the slight<br />
decline in visitors at this year’s Orgatec. In fact<br />
quite the opposite: wiege once again designed<br />
the stand which proved to be a crowd-puller.<br />
This year, one of the highlights was <strong>Wilkhahn</strong>’s<br />
stand party, attended by 600 guests from all<br />
over the world.<br />
Bad Münder, Germany. At Orgatec 2010,<br />
<strong>Wilkhahn</strong>’s theme was “Responsible Furniture". By<br />
offering this antidote to the throw-away society, the<br />
winner of the German Environmental Prize is<br />
underscoring its aim of combining timeless design, a<br />
high level of functionality and durability in its<br />
products. The latest baby in the successful ON<br />
product family, the ON conference chair, is just one<br />
example. Due to patented Trimension and threedimensional<br />
flexibility, long, inactive meetings with<br />
back pain are passé.<br />
Also premiered were two new table models to round<br />
off very successful ranges. After the legendary<br />
Confair folding table and Timetable, <strong>Wilkhahn</strong> the<br />
inventor of moveable and stackable tables, presented<br />
a third range of models. Called Timetable Shift, it is<br />
also designed by Andreas Störiko, like the first two<br />
classic ranges. The designer also created the light<br />
rectangular tables from the Aline range that are ideal<br />
for cafeterias.
Chassis, design: Stefan Diez. Space-frame<br />
technology allows manufacture of a<br />
comfortable, lightweight chair with a frame<br />
made of strong steel metal. A chair which is<br />
functional, attractive and has an impressive<br />
carbon footprint. Photo: <strong>Wilkhahn</strong><br />
Superb design concept: the Graph prototype<br />
The prototypes of a very aesthetically appealing<br />
conference chair, designed by Jehs + Laub, received a<br />
great deal of attention. The main design concept was<br />
to divide and re-assemble a seat shell so that the<br />
armrests become the key connecting elements<br />
between the seat and backrest. As a result, the<br />
unitary shell form is still recognisable. Due to the cutout<br />
section and the armrests open at the sides, a high<br />
level of visual lightness is also achieved. The chair<br />
offers flexible comfort thanks to an innovative leaf<br />
spring. Graph is scheduled to go into production in<br />
the second half of 2011.<br />
Automotive progress meets chair design<br />
<strong>Wilkhahn</strong> had a spectacular world premiere to<br />
celebrate in a factory shed in Cologne Ehrenfeld.<br />
Together with designer Stefan Diez, president Dr.<br />
Jochen Hahne unfolded a new chapter in furniture<br />
history before an audience of 350 guests from home<br />
and abroad: multi-purpose chair Chassis. Using<br />
space-frame technology from advanced vehicle-body<br />
manufacturing for the first time, it combines comfort<br />
and durability with the precision and elegance of a<br />
fascinating design. “When we presented the<br />
prototype at Orgatec two years ago, virtually nobody<br />
believed that we would be able to translate this<br />
technology into chair design”, recalls Hahne. “It was<br />
a hard nut to crack, but now we’re proud and<br />
delighted that Chassis is going into production”.<br />
Orgatec - a growth booster<br />
After <strong>Wilkhahn</strong> had already left the recession behind<br />
in spring, above all due to office chair ON’s success,<br />
another milestone was noted at Orgatec. This year,<br />
the company is already expecting 30 percent growth<br />
in sales. “Our products prove that real innovations<br />
and added value can produce remarkable growth<br />
even in difficult times”, comments Hahne. “And<br />
we’re sure that 2011 will be a very good year for<br />
<strong>Wilkhahn</strong> too”.<br />
Image and press <strong>release</strong>s on the Internet<br />
As of immediate effect, all press <strong>release</strong>s and photos<br />
of the projects and the stand at the fair are available<br />
on the <strong>Wilkhahn</strong> website:<br />
• All the press <strong>release</strong>s on the innovations are<br />
available in the press section
• All the images are in the <strong>Wilkhahn</strong> image database:<br />
http://images.wilkhahn.com Login: E-mail address<br />
"presse" / password: "orgatec2010"<br />
• The press <strong>release</strong>s are available in German, English,<br />
French and Spanish<br />
For further information contact:<br />
<strong>Wilkhahn</strong><br />
Wilkening + Hahne GmbH+Co.KG<br />
International communications<br />
Burkhard Remmers<br />
Fritz-Hahne-Strasse 8<br />
31848 Bad Münder, Germany<br />
Tel. +49 5042 999 169<br />
Fax +49 5042 999 130<br />
Mobile +49 172 544 9975<br />
burkhard.remmers@wilkhahn.de<br />
mai public relations GmbH<br />
Matthias Mai<br />
Dessauer Strasse 6<br />
10963 Berlin, Germany<br />
Tel. +49 30 8411 4808<br />
Mobile +49 163 325 0099<br />
mm@maipr.com