
Ambassadors for the Bauhaus -–
continuing the history of design
The machines are running in the workshops. The large halls of the museum are open, young designers are looking at the exhibits, discussing the proportions and details of the Bauhaus originals, discovering the prototypes by Gropius, Breuer and Prouvé. They are inspired, take measurements, come to the upholstery shop to examine the new fabrics and colours.

A day like many at Tecta. We are a family business – one with many facets. Our family heritage includes friendly ties with Bauhaus greats such as Marcel Breuer, the Gropius family, Jean Prouvé and the English architect couple Alison & Peter Smithson, as well as lively links with our contemporary designers such as Katrin Greiling, Hanne Willmann, Thomas Schnur, Marco Dessí and Wolfgang Hartauer – to name just a few. Designers who take a fresh look at cultural heritage, who combine art and craftsmanship in their ideas and who are inspired by us. We are proud of the fact that we at Tecta decide for ourselves what to produce and how. We are not guided by fashions or market analyses, but by our own ideas and visions – our passion for furniture. Tecta in Lauenförde is a place where Bauhaus history is actively preserved and continued: in the triangle between craftsmanship, design and the experience of our company.
Globally networked, locally anchored
Tecta is managed by the fourth generation and is more than just a furniture manufacturer. It is a company with a lively philosophy that preserves, develops and discusses the Bauhaus and brings people from the field of design together. This is what Christian Drescher, who took over the company from his uncle Axel Bruchhäuser, stands for today. Seeing opportunities and possibilities, preserving knowledge, keeping value creation and production in Germany: being locally anchored but globally networked, that is his approach. With its own workshops and made in Germany: joinery, metalworking, upholstery, weaving – together with around 35 employees who are always on the lookout for innovative materials and techniques. In an age that is once again focussing on the status quo, looking after and preserving resources and understanding the economy as a cycle, the Bauhaus heritage provides the right impetus for the future – combining traditional craftsmanship and individual production in order to extend the life cycle of good models and cultivate a central idea: It is never too early and never too late for timeless models.

