Wilkhahn, the Glossary
Wilkhahn (Wilkening + Hahne GmbH+Co.KG), based in Bad Münder, Lower Saxony, is a German manufacturer of office furniture.[1]
Table of Contents
21 relations: Bad Münder, Bauhaus, Chlorofluorocarbon, Deutscher Werkbund, Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, Fiberglass, Frei Otto, Fritz Hahne, Fs line chair, Furniture, Germany, Herbert Hirche, ISO 14000 family, Lower Saxony, Olympiastadion (Munich), Picto chair, Roland Rainer, Scientific control, Thomas Herzog, Wilkhahn, World War II.
- Furniture companies of Germany
- Industry in Lower Saxony
Bad Münder
Bad Münder (also: Bad Münder am Deister; West Low German: Bad Münner) is a town in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Bauhaus
The Staatliches Bauhaus, commonly known as the, was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts.
Chlorofluorocarbon
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are fully or partly halogenated hydrocarbons that contain carbon (C), hydrogen (H), chlorine (Cl), and fluorine (F), produced as volatile derivatives of methane, ethane, and propane.
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Deutscher Werkbund
The Deutscher Werkbund (English: "German Association of Craftsmen") is a German association of artists, architects, designers and industrialists established in 1907.
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Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a voluntary environmental management instrument, which was developed in 1993 by the European Commission.
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Fiberglass
Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.
Frei Otto
Frei Paul Otto (31 May 1925 – 9 March 2015) was a German architect and structural engineer noted for his use of lightweight structures, in particular tensile and membrane structures, including the roof of the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Fritz Hahne
Fritz Hahne (15 April 1920 – 28 June 2008) was a German entrepreneur.
Fs line chair
The FS Line chair is a product of Wilkhahn, designed by Klaus Franck and Werner Sauer in 1980.
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Furniture
Furniture refers to objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, working, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks).
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Herbert Hirche
Herbert Hirche (20 May 1910 in Görlitz – 28 January 2002 in Heidelberg) was a German architect and furniture and product designer.
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ISO 14000 family
The ISO 14000 family of standards by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) relate to environmental management that exists to help organizations (a) minimize how their operations (processes, etc.) negatively affect the environment (i.e. cause adverse changes to air, water, or land); (b) comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmentally oriented requirements; and (c) continually improve in the above.
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Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state in northwestern Germany.
Olympiastadion (Munich)
Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany.
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Picto chair
The Picto chair is a mass-produced swivel chair, manufactured by Wilkhahn since 1993, and designed by Hans Roericht.
Roland Rainer
Roland Rainer (1 May 1910 – 10 April 2004) was an Austrian architect.
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Scientific control
A scientific control is an experiment or observation designed to minimize the effects of variables other than the independent variable (i.e. confounding variables).
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Thomas Herzog
Thomas Herzog (born 3 August 1941) is a German architect from Munich known for his focus on climate and energy use through the use of technologically advanced architectural skins.
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Wilkhahn
Wilkhahn (Wilkening + Hahne GmbH+Co.KG), based in Bad Münder, Lower Saxony, is a German manufacturer of office furniture. Wilkhahn and Wilkhahn are furniture companies of Germany and industry in Lower Saxony.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
See also
Furniture companies of Germany
- Bohnacker Systeme
- Bulthaup
- Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau
- Felke Möbelwerke
- Gebrüder Thonet
- Hülsta
- Poggenpohl
- Rowac
- Sedus
- SieMatic
- Vitra (furniture)
- Vitsœ
- Wilkhahn
Industry in Lower Saxony
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkhahn
Also known as Modus chair, ON Chair.