Tischmich - Foldaway Desk |
Wednesday, 30 May 2007 |
If a piece of furniture is colourful, handy, knock-down and made of
wood, does it have to be from Sweden? Not at all, proves Tischmich
(could be translated as “Table me”), a table designed by Jakob Gebert
for the Germany-based Moormann.
Exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in April, Tischmich joins
the fun but practical line-up of Moormann furnishings that include
shelving units, tables, storage units, wardrobes, seating, lights and
few really wacky storage “walls.”
What makes Tischmich so very practical and fun, is the clever legs. The
legs fold for storage under the top and the table is easy to assemble
by inserting the legs into the grooves that go right through the table
top. Made of birch and covered with red, blue or black linoleum,
Tischmich has a huge range of uses – from boardroom to kids’ room, from
kitchen to office. We can just picture three or four of the black
178-centimeter-long Tischmichs arranged end-to-end, forming an
impressive boardroom table with airport-tarmac sensibilities.
Moormann’s founder Nils Holger Moormann quit law school to wander the
world of design and look for an application for his analytical but
nature-loving mind. He found his place in the furniture world and has
since the early 1980s produced and sold products by young, unknown
designers. All of Moormann’s products are characterized by simplicity,
functionality and fun.
The company is located right in the middle of the Alps, in the town of
Aschau in Chiemgau in upper Bavaria. Product materials are often
sourced locally and everything is also manufactured locally.
Tischmich designer Jakob Gebert was born in Freiburg, Germany, and
graduated in 1994 from the Basel College of Design. He has collaborated
with Moormann, Belux, and Vitra since 1998. His perhaps best-known
design is the Taino chair for Vitra in 2000. By Tuija Seipell
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