Loehr launches architecture-inspired furniture collection in house designed by Oscar Niemeyer
Minimalism and the De Stijl architectural movement are among the inspirations behind design brand Loehr's new furniture collection, which was launched at a Berlin house designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1957.Â
The German brand, which was founded in 2012 by three brothers David, Leon and Julian Lo?hr, has added to its existing Germany-made collection with the launch of a shelf, bench, two-seater sofa and bistro table.
In addition to the new pieces, Loehr has also introduced a selection of new colours and materials to existing products.
The pieces were launched last month, at a house that Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer designed in 1957 for the Internationale Bauausstellung Interbau.
The eight-storey building, which houses 78 apartments and is not ordinarily open to the public, is elevated by great V-shaped pillars at ground level. It boasts six staircases and features a triangular lift tower that provides access to the fifth and eighth floors.
A common space on the building's fifth floor, which was originally designed as a space for informal meetings between residents, was used to showcase the new collection.
"Loehr furniture is inspired by architecture, comes in understated shapes and is not destined for any specific areas," explained the brothers, who moved the brand from Hamburg to Berlin in 2015. "Quite the contrary, the furniture suggests a kind of functional ambivalence that fluctuates between the private and the public."
"As a result, t...
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