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Designer
Ferdinand Kramer
Ferdinand Kramer (1898–1985) was a German modernist architect and designer. e15 describes consistency, functional use, balanced proportions and craftsmanship across furniture from different periods of his life.
Biography
Modernist architect and designer
Ferdinand Kramer (1898–1985) was a German modernist architect and designer. e15 describes consistency, functional use, balanced proportions and craftsmanship across furniture from different periods of his life.
New Frankfurt and Stuttgart
In 1925 Kramer worked in Frankfurt's municipal standardisation department within Ernst May's New Frankfurt programme. Some of his furniture appeared at the Weissenhof Estate exhibition ‘Die Wohnung,’ supervised by Mies van der Rohe.
New York and knock-down furniture
Kramer lived in exile in New York from 1938 to 1952. e15 highlights his knock-down designs as pioneering modern flat-pack furniture shaped by his encounter with American life.
Return to Frankfurt
In 1952 he became building director of Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, designing the interiors of 23 university buildings that he also planned and realised. e15 works with his family and archive on re-editions spanning the 1920s, his American exile and the 1950s.
Products
Calvert
CALVERT coffee table by Ferdinand Kramer, a collapsible square table of cut plywood components.
Aswan
ASWAN stool by Ferdinand Kramer, with a wood frame and textile or leather seat.
Charlotte Coffee Table
CHARLOTTE coffee table by Ferdinand Kramer, a round collapsible table cut from plywood.
Calvert Chess
The 2018 CALVERT special edition with a printed chessboard and built-in magnets.
