»The future had suddenly become visible!« Visible and condensed in a chair that followed El Lissitzky’s vision of ‘floating and swinging’ and was designed without four legs: the cantilever chair. A piece of furniture on whose curved frame those seeking rest almost seem to fly. Around 50 years ago, Tecta began to develop this backless design, which had its origins in the Bauhaus. Today, the Tecta cantilever chair is a classic, an icon and a trademark all in one.

Wickerwork is like a network: it can withstand tension, is resilient and helps with creativity. To make the wickerwork of our classic chairs even more sustainable, we went in search of new materials and found them: Oeko-Tex materials are durable, skin-friendly and hard-wearing. Materials that combine functionality, look and feel and epitomise Gropius’ desire to see “art and technology” as a new unit. The tension between warm wickerwork and cool steel, between aesthetics and technology – this is what characterises the Tecta wickerwork collections. As do the two new materials. Find out more about Tecta wickerwork I and II here:

We would like to thank Galerie Martin Kudlek in Cologne for their hospitality and great support during our small exhibition in October 2024. It was a pleasure to be able to present our furniture in the impressive gallery space in front of selected works by the artist Simon Schubert . We were particularly fascinated by the subtle interplay between Simon Schubert’s multi-layered works on paper and our furniture. Both works are united by a common language of simplicity and reduction. A big thank you to Simon Schubert for this inspiring collaboration!