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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

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