Collection: TECTA

The company was founded in 1972 in the rural town of Lowenhold in West Germany during the Cold War. Founder Blochäuser was attracted to the profound artistic depth of the "rationalism and functionalism" of Peter Keller, who was a descendant of the Bauhaus, which sparked the modern design movement in Germany in the early 20th century. However, the East German government at the time was under a socialist regime and suppressed the Bauhaus philosophy as dangerous individualism. Blochäuser's father had his own factory confiscated. In 1972, Blochäuser and his son defected to West Germany. They opened the Bauhaus Museum, which exhibited their vast collection, and the current TECTA, which produces furniture, was born. They reproduced masterpieces such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's masterpiece "B42 Chair" and Marcel Breuer's developed version of the Wassily Chair "D4", and developed into a brand that attracted attention from all over the world. TECTA's original design collections, such as the "B20" and "B25" inspired by the cantilever structure, are also popular. The groundbreaking and firm design philosophy of Bauhaus is still inherited by TECTA.