FUCHS + FUNKE

Papton   2004

Simple as a paper plane: A few foldings transform a composite panel into a real lightweight chair of 2kgs only. A couple of polygons create a clear, graphic unity.

Papton was part of the exhibition 'Folding into Form – Masterpieces in Origami' at the MKG Hamburg. On the occasion of 'RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion' at the Mudam Luxembourg, a whole bunch of Paptonis was sold, Papton's low and extra light edition for kids.

Papton   2004

Simple as a paper plane: A few foldings transform a composite panel into a real lightweight chair of 2kgs only. A couple of polygons create a clear, graphic unity.

Papton was part of the exhibition 'Folding into Form – Masterpieces in Origami' at the MKG Hamburg. On the occasion of 'RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion' at the Mudam Luxembourg, a whole bunch of Paptonis was sold, Papton's low and extra light edition for kids.

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Modulor Shelves   2007 – 2011

Shelving system for Modulor in Berlin – concept store for a worldwide unique range of materials, craft supplies and modular furniture. A complex challenge to create highly flexible shelving space for 30,000 items of all shapes and sizes. The system creates a lively store architecture on 3,000 square meters and additionaly scores with optional mobility: you can move the entire shelf, including its contents, to a new destination with a pallet truck in no time.

Modulor Shelves   2007 – 2011

Shelving system for Modulor in Berlin – concept store for a worldwide unique range of materials, craft supplies and modular furniture. A complex challenge to create highly flexible shelving space for 30,000 items of all shapes and sizes. The system creates a lively store architecture on 3,000 square meters and additionaly scores with optional mobility: you can move the entire shelf, including its contents, to a new destination with a pallet truck in no time.

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The whole system consists of only 40 main components, from which the most diverse modules for the most diverse objects of the most diverse dimensions can be generated. The entire process of planning, serially assembling and positioning hundreds of customized shelves thus ran extremely smoothly.

The whole system consists of only 40 main components, from which the most diverse modules for the most diverse objects of the most diverse dimensions can be generated. The entire process of planning, serially assembling and positioning hundreds of customized shelves thus ran extremely smoothly.

Making of Modulor Shelves

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Balsa Carbon Chair   2004

An experimental featherweight chair (869 g) that owes its unexpected stability to a powerful bond of balsa wood and carbon tubes.

Balsa Carbon Chair   2004

An experimental featherweight chair (869 g) that owes its unexpected stability to a powerful bond of balsa wood and carbon tubes.

Balsa Carbon Chair

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Materialworks Box   2007

Development of a clear and compact, injection moulded box. Five sides are tightly interlocked with snap-in hooks, the sixth can simply be clipped on as a cover. The box accomodates around fifty material samples – each of them protected in a customized cardboard box.

For the first presentation at the furniture fair in Cologne, we also designed a multi-levelled exhibition stand. Cooperation project with Stylepark, Modulor and Lyondell Basell.

Materialworks Box   2007

Development of a clear and compact, injection moulded box. Five sides are tightly interlocked with snap-in hooks, the sixth can simply be clipped on as a cover. The box accomodates around fifty material samples – each of them protected in a customized cardboard box.

For the first presentation at the furniture fair in Cologne, we also designed a multi-levelled exhibition stand. Cooperation project with Stylepark, Modulor and Lyondell Basell.

Materialworks Box

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Berlin Mitte Chair   2004

Armchair for the TV talk show »Berlin Mitte«. Answering the task to build a lounge chair with very compact proportions for an active and dynamic posture. The result is an appealing combination of visually strong upholstery and a slim and resilient frame. In cooperation with Andreas Bergmann Design.

Berlin Mitte Chair   2004

Armchair for the TV talk show »Berlin Mitte«. Answering the task to build a lounge chair with very compact proportions for an active and dynamic posture. The result is an appealing combination of visually strong upholstery and a slim and resilient frame. In cooperation with Andreas Bergmann Design.

Berlin Mitte Chair

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Bonanza   2003

Sitting on a symbiosis of saddle, shell and cantilever chair: leaning back, comfortably stretching your legs, with bent legs while working or simply sitting in the reverse direction, arms resting on the back. Versatile, stackable and always slightly swinging.

A multicolored group of weatherproof bonanzas was part of the exhibition 'Design im Park' (2008) at Haus am Waldsee, with its ample garden as a relaxed backdrop.

Bonanza   2003

Sitting on a symbiosis of saddle, shell and cantilever chair: leaning back, comfortably stretching your legs, with bent legs while working or simply sitting in the reverse direction, arms resting on the back. Versatile, stackable and always slightly swinging.

A multicolored group of weatherproof bonanzas was part of the exhibition 'Design im Park' (2008) at Haus am Waldsee, with its ample garden as a relaxed backdrop.

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Waist Lamp   2003

Two hemispherical shades divide the light of one bulb into direct, indirect and atmospheric light. The bottom hemisphere provides downlight, while the upper serves as a reflector for indirect lighting. A tinted cylindrical shade merges both hemispheres into one single lamp enhancing the graphic appearance.

Produced by Habitat.

Waist Lamp   2003

Two hemispherical shades divide the light of one bulb into direct, indirect and atmospheric light. The bottom hemisphere provides downlight, while the upper serves as a reflector for indirect lighting. A tinted cylindrical shade merges both hemispheres into one single lamp enhancing the graphic appearance.

Produced by Habitat.

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(Lounge) Chair   2000 / 2002

An everyday chair that can easily be transformed into a lounge chair. One movement only makes the seat sink beneath the support, now featuring armrests. Complemented by a headrest the thin shell offers full comfort.

(Lounge) Chair   2000 / 2002

An everyday chair that can easily be transformed into a lounge chair. One movement only makes the seat sink beneath the support, now featuring armrests. Complemented by a headrest the thin shell offers full comfort.

(Lounge) Chair

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Polygon Chair   2002 / 2005

Two symmetrically bent metal sheets and a frame of welded tubes or rods can be stacked separately. Together they generate a clear-cut armchair with six even polygons offering unexpected comfort. The first version offers a more archetypal four leg base, the later has a polygonal frame increasing the cantilevered comfort.

Polygon Chair   2002 / 2005

Two symmetrically bent metal sheets and a frame of welded tubes or rods can be stacked separately. Together they generate a clear-cut armchair with six even polygons offering unexpected comfort. The first version offers a more archetypal four leg base, the later has a polygonal frame increasing the cantilevered comfort.

Polygon Chair

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HR Shelving System   2001

The slim structure with high loading capacity is based on the dense interconnection of continuous horizontal shelves, separate vertical boards and semicircular aluminium profiles. It enables compartments up to one square meter without the need of any back board – vividly demonstrated by the edition for the Bauhaus Archive Berlin.

Awarded with the Bronze Leaf at IFDA Asahikawa 2002.

HR Shelving System   2001

The slim structure with high loading capacity is based on the dense interconnection of continuous horizontal shelves, separate vertical boards and semicircular aluminium profiles. It enables compartments up to one square meter without the need of any back board – vividly demonstrated by the edition for the Bauhaus Archive Berlin.

Awarded with the Bronze Leaf at IFDA Asahikawa 2002.

HR Shelving System

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(Reclining) Chair   2000

The chair stays in the background and offers support for a variety of actions. A synchronized movement doubles the length responding to the need for recreation. In reverse the minimal shape is obtained just as quickly.

(Reclining) Chair   2000

The chair stays in the background and offers support for a variety of actions. A synchronized movement doubles the length responding to the need for recreation. In reverse the minimal shape is obtained just as quickly.

(Reclining) Chair

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Walker Table + Chair   2001 + 2003

Side table and folding chair by request. If needed they can be set up immediately. If not the table can be hung on the wall just as quickly to wait for further demand, like a coat at hook. And while collapsing the chair, a handle will appear for convenient transport.

Walker Table + Chair   2001 + 2003

Side table and folding chair by request. If needed they can be set up immediately. If not the table can be hung on the wall just as quickly to wait for further demand, like a coat at hook. And while collapsing the chair, a handle will appear for convenient transport.

Walker Table + Chair

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(Rocking) Chair   1998

A crossover of simple chair and rocker. The standard chair serves in its usual manner inside as well as outdoors. After a meal or during moments of recreation the skid can be flipped under the chair to rock and relax.

(Rocking) Chair   1998

A crossover of simple chair and rocker. The standard chair serves in its usual manner inside as well as outdoors. After a meal or during moments of recreation the skid can be flipped under the chair to rock and relax.

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Knock Down Lamp   2002

As easily to use as to assemble. Magnetic connections and a counterweight ensure smooth adjustment not limited by any contorted cable. Concerning transport and distribution the magnets are loosened and everything is packed space-savingly.

In cooperation with Felix Almstadt.

Knock Down Lamp   2002

As easily to use as to assemble. Magnetic connections and a counterweight ensure smooth adjustment not limited by any contorted cable. Concerning transport and distribution the magnets are loosened and everything is packed space-savingly.

In cooperation with Felix Almstadt.

Knock Down Lamp

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Hicks   1999

Hicks is a leightweight table that owes its airy character to crossing the legs. This causes constructional stability and a slightly sozzled look at the same time. Only put into sockets in the tabletop, the table can be dispatched, transported and kept in a compact form.

Hicks   1999

Hicks is a leightweight table that owes its airy character to crossing the legs. This causes constructional stability and a slightly sozzled look at the same time. Only put into sockets in the tabletop, the table can be dispatched, transported and kept in a compact form.

Hicks

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(Pillow) Chair   1998

A folding chair that disappears between its own padding. In addition to using it as a seating pad on the floor it offers the option of being stacked and easily transported.

(Pillow) Chair   1998

A folding chair that disappears between its own padding. In addition to using it as a seating pad on the floor it offers the option of being stacked and easily transported.

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About Fuchs + Funke

Wilm Fuchs and Kai Funke graduated at the Institute for Product and Process Design, University of the Arts Berlin, in 2001. Substantially motivated by the intense experimental work and with a clear hands-on approach they subsequently started their own office. Focussing on product design and development they continuously deepened their understanding of the nature and systematics of the object world – always looking for an effective balance of inner structure and overall appearance. With this distinct attitude Fuchs + Funke either worked for clients like Bauhaus-Archiv, ZDF and Stylepark or they generated self-commissioned pieces. The broad recognition of their work was reflected in a number of internationally renowned exhibitions, awards and publications.

Approach

A vivid interest for the world of objects is the base for the whole body of work. Things that can be touched, that shape the human environment and that are met everyday. The derived ideas deal with familiar images in search of gaps, leaps and missing links. Apparently fixed structures are dissected, evaluated, reshaped and assembled again with a more compelling logic. Consistently repeated this analytical process gradually forms a critical mass and a unique and clear composition takes shape – with the aim of providing simple and dynamic products. Products that can be naturally integrated in their environment and that take into consideration a restricted economic and spatial context.

Select exhibitions

  • Gathering - From Domestic Craft to Contemporary Process, Design Museum Holon 2014
  • Re-Start / L’arte di trasformare le cose, Palazzo Frisacco, Tolmezzo 2010 >>
  • Nullpunkt. Nieuwe German Gestaltung, Marta Herford 2009
  • Design im Park, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin 2008 >>>
  • Overseas Designer, Seoul Design Festival 2007
  • Le Berlin de Créateurs, VIA, Paris 2007
  • Masterpieces in Origami, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg 2007
  • Full House, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin 2007
  • Avverati, Salone del Mobile, Milan 2007
  • Intercity: Berlin-Praha, Galerie Manes Prague 2006 >
  • B2B, From Berlin to Brussels, Designbrussels, Brussels 2005  <
  • Jung und deutsch, Designmai Berlin & Art Front Gallery, Tokyo 2005
  • Neue Lieferung, Designmai Berlin 2005
  • Materialica Design Show, Munich 2004
  • Wohnmunition, Designmai Berlin 2004
  • Inspired by Cologne, International Furniture Fair Cologne 2004
  • 100% Folding Chairs, 100% Design, London 2003
  • Eine Neue Deutsche Welle, Galerie Einzigart, Zurich 2003
  • Design Berlin – New Projects for a Changing City,
    Vitra Design Museum, Berlin 2003
  • Travelling Exhibition, Tube, Designmai Berlin 2003  <<<
  • Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile Milan 2003
  • Design for Europe, Interieur Kortrijk 2002
  • Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile Milan 2002
  • Talents, Tendence Frankfurt 2001

Select publications

  • Gathering – From Domestic Craft to Contemporary Process,
    Design Museum Holon 2014
  • The Aesthetics of Imagination in Design,
    The MIT Press 2013
  • Cardboard Book, Gingko Press 2010
  • Nullpunkt. Nieuwe German Gestaltung,
    Marta Herford 2009
  • Moderne Möbel – 150 Jahre Design,
    H.F.Ulmann Verlag 2009
  • L'Art du pli, Editions Alternatives 2008
  • &Fork, Phaidon 2007
  • Le Berlin des Créateurs, VIA 2007
  • Transmaterial, Princeton Architectural Press 2006
  • Die Wiege des Designs, Monopol 5 / 2005
  • International Design Yearbook 2004,
    Laurence King Publishers 2004
  • Berliner Style, Booth-Clibborn Editions 2003
  • Design Berlin –  New Projects for a Changing City, Vitra 2003
  • Raffinesse mit Gebrauchswert, Design Report 7 + 8 / 2002
  • Sitzen und Liegen, md 1 / 2002
  • Attitudes atypiques, Intramuros 10 + 11 / 2001

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