Design of room, product and concept.

The office was founded 2001 by Claudia Kleine and Jörg Kürschner, both with degrees in industrial engineering.

Formstelle is mainly focusing on design tasks in the fields of interior design, product design and corporate identity. In these processes they create individual products, products for production series, interior rooms and buildings. The design office supports all phases of a project: initial idea, project realization and finalization. The interplay of room and human being is in the focus of formstelles work.

Formstelle creates holistic concepts and leads targets of their customers in an authentic, unique and spatial dimension.

Furniture and product design is accompanied by extensive researches and the experiment with the material.

A own model workshop allows during the design process the technical analysis of the product and its details.

Formstelle develops innovative solutions for people and brands with a high demand towards conceptual, technical and design qualities.

‘Origami’ is the art of paper folding. The crane figure of Origami served as a formal leitmotif for the design process of the ROLF BENZ 580.

According to the Japanese legend those who are folding 1,000 cranes getting a wish fulfilled by the gods

‘Orinuno’ is the art of fabric folding.

It is the counterpart for the seam details in ROLF BENZ 580

Basic idea of the armchair 580 was to develop a not too big armchair, which sets a strong design statement.

First Sketches

Starting from the sketches the first 1:1 models are being created with cardboard and foam.

Here the interplay of people, room, design and comfort can be checked out.

Model making

From the 2D sketches step-by-step 3D forms out of foams are shaped.

The frame “unfolds”

Model making

The first 1:1 model with a wooden frame.Construction of the base construction out of wood, to support the upholstery.

Model making

The ‘Orinuno’ plays an important role in developing the upholstery and designing the seam details of the ROLF BENZ 580

Seam details

The space between seat and backrest needs a movement joint. This joint is visible in the design of the RB 580. Thus formstelle has created a detail which incorporates the technically needed flexibility.

With this folded seam the upholstered surface gets structured in zones. This creates a casual seam line with a high comfort.

Seam details

The armrest is designed as a geometric continuation of the RB 580 armchairs’ leg.

Armrest

The side view is created in one flow. Wood elements appear ‘folded’, a profile that continually changes in its own process; all according its design, static and ergonomic demands.

Shooting model

The side view is created in one flow. Wood elements appear ‘folded’, a profile that continually changes in its own process; all according its design, static and ergonomic demands.

Shooting model