Wittmann

Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten began in 1896 as a saddlery in Etsdorf, in Lower Austria, and has remained a family business ever since: it is now in its fifth generation, and production still takes place exclusively at the headquarters in Etsdorf, with a flagship store in downtown Vienna. Upholstered furniture became its speciality in the 1950s, and chairs, sofas, beds and mattresses are still handmade there.

Around 100 people produce roughly 15,000 pieces a year, 70% of which are exported to more than 50 countries, from Europe and the USA to new markets in China, Korea and Taiwan. The collection leans on Josef Hoffmann, whose designs Wittmann continues to produce as re-editions, and on long collaborations with Johannes Spalt, Jean Nouvel, Matteo Thun and Paolo Piva, carried forward by Jaime Hayon, Sebastian Herkner and Luca Nichetto.