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Flatup honoured with the German Design Award 2023

FLATup is a highboard and workplace in one and ensures that the home office is not an “office” when it is not supposed to be. When closed, FLATup is a useful and representative piece of furniture. When unfolded, it transforms into an office that temporarily turns the living space into a functional, ergonomic workplace.

Working at home should take place in the most beautiful place in the apartment, which is why the FLATup Office is mobile and thus enables you to work without looking at the wall. In addition, FLATup is completely recyclable and sustainable thanks to climate-neutral manufacturing.

PEACE please, take a seat!

The well-known peace symbol is the formal godfather for the PEACE CHAIR. Through the physical contact with the peace sign, PEACE is more than a mere symbol here: When sitting, the PEACE CHAIR provides support and gives posture. It is this very posture that is required to attain and maintain peace.

Created by artist Reiner Xaver Sedelmeier and designer Michael Schmidt, this outdoor lounge chair is also sustainable because it is made from recycled plastics. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A PRODUCER FOR THE PEACE CHAIR!

Product family FSB 1289: timeless and elegant

Door handle product family FSB 1289: timeless design and at the same time expressive in a particularly elegant manner.
In fact, we are very proud to have designed this product family together with Markus Michalski/FSB. In addition to the elegant design of the door handle series, the unique consistency and formal relationship to other product groups (pull door handles and sliding door handles) should be emphasized.

Interview: Design and innovation belong together!

In November 2021, the Design Center Baden-Württemberg interviewed Michael Schmidt in his studio near Stuttgart about his design work and the fact that he is part time working for FSB – Franz Schneider Brakel as an innovation manager since more or less 3 years.

A conversation about the interplay of brand, design and innovation. Read the full interview on the pace of the Design Center BW. Link below!

Baden-Wuerttemberg International Design Award 2021

For above-average design quality, the smart industrial gas meter product line from Tancy/Goldcard has received a “Focus Silver”. The measurement technology is based on ultrasonic sensors. Particularly noteworthy is the high user-friendliness of the devices through IoT.

Design Study: About making tea

How do you get the best tea made? How do you get the best taste and which `teapot´ shape is best suited for it?

Our starting point for this project: How should high-quality tea be prepared in contemporary Western society?

The Yummi chair family grows

The Yummi collection by Bross Italy was expanded in 2021 to include a swivel chair variant with a 4-legged frame to open up new target groups and usage scenarios.

CID of a non-negative pressure water supply unit for Tancy

The system, designed by C2D for the Chinese company Tancy, is characterised by an iconographic appearance with a high recognition value – modular structured, easy to assemble and maintain.

Designpreise for FSB and C2D

The innovative sliding door handles from FSB have received two awards. In both cases, the jury was impressed by the high quality of the design, the possibilities of customization and the innovative, ergonomic operation of the shell handles.

Awarded: Arrow for Olymp

How do you design a modern classic with special seating comfort to replace one of Olymp’s most successful hairdresser’s model? The result, Arrow with a name and designed by Michael Schmidt and C2D, is then also immediately awarded with the Iconic Award 2021.

High-Speed Design Development

Series development of an automatic disinfection dispenser for Starmix within five months. Thanks to our many years of experience and a motivated team, we were able to accelerate our design process to the maximum, towards a high-speed product development. We are convinced that the high design quality and better user experience will lead to a broader acceptance of the necessary hygiene measures.

Innovation: SLIDING DOOR SHELL for FSB

The new sliding door shells for FSB are the result of an intensive research and design thinking process. Besides improved ergonomics – with handles that tilt out of the door leaf – FSB offers the shells in a variety of colour and material combinations. This gives architects and their customers the opportunity to create a visually minimalist, tone-in-tone design or to highlight the sliding door shell and thus make it a decorative element of the door.