Lehni AG is a furniture manufacturing company based in Dübendorf, Switzerland,[1] specializing in the production of anodized and powdercoated aluminium furniture. Lehni was founded in 1928 by Rudolf Lehni, Sr., initially specializing in architectural and industrial metalworking. The company began producing furniture in 1963, under the proprietorship of the founder's son, Rudolf Lehni, Jr.[2]
Company type | Privately held company |
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Founded | 1928 |
Headquarters | Dübendorf, Switzerland |
Key people | Rudolf Lehni, Sr., founder Rudolf Lehni, Jr., began furniture manufacture Antonio Monaci, current owner |
Products | Design furniture |
Website | lehni.ch |
The company is known for fabricating both artwork[3] and furniture[4][5] designed by the artist Donald Judd.[6]
Currently, Lehni manufactures furniture designed by Willy Boesiger, Andreas Christen, Frédéric Dedelley, Georg Gisel, Thai Hua, Donald Judd, Rudolf Lehni, Antonio Monaci, Jacques Schader, and Hanspeter Weidmann.[7][1] Since 2015, they have also produced custom kitchens made from the same aluminum material as their furniture lines.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Dang, Kim (2021-07-02). "Möbelmarke Lehni kreiert nachhaltigen Stuhl zusammen mit Qwstion". NZZ Bellevue (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Rudolf Lehni, archived from the original on 3 January 2014, retrieved 26 Jan 2014
- ^ Green, Tyler; Marianne Stockebrand (16 May 2013), "Donald Judd", The Modern Art Notes Podcast, Modern Art Notes Media, archived from the original on 9 September 2015, retrieved 2 Jan 2014
- ^ Judd Furniture: Metal Furniture, archived from the original on 2014-01-03, retrieved 2 Jan 2014
- ^ Donald Judd, Designers, Lehni AG, archived from the original on 2014-01-03, retrieved 2 Jan 2014
- ^ "Local History: Donald Judd and Metal Furniture". Judd Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Designers, archived from the original on 3 January 2014, retrieved 26 Jan 2014
- ^ "The Perfectionists". Atrium Magazin für Wohnkultur, Design und Architektur. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-10.