Collection: Ferdinand kramer

Born in Frankfurt (22 January 1898 - 4 November 1985), Ferdinand Kramer is a modernist architect and designer. In Retrospect, Kramer is an Outstanding Representative of Minimalist Architecture and Design Practice. Consistency, Functional Use, Balanced Proportions and Perfect Craftsmanship Characterise the Furniture from Different Phases of His Life. In 1925, Ferdinand Kramer Worked at the Municipal Works Service in the Department for Standardation of Types As Part of the International Respected Urban Planning Programme ‘New Frankfurt’ by Ernst May. SOME OF FERDINAND KRAMER ’s Furniture Designs Were Also Shown at the Legendary Exhibition‘ DIE WOHNUNG ’at Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart. Supervised by Mies van der Rohe, it was ground-breaking for the development of Modern Architecture. BETWEEN 1938 - 1952, Ferdinand Kramer Live in Exile in New York. ESPECIALLY HIS ‘Knock-Down’ Furniture, Pioneering Modern Flat-Pack Furniture

In 1952, Ferdinand Kramer Was Appointed Building Director of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Also Planned and Realished by HIM, and Thus Lastingly Shaped the Appearance of Frankfurt ’s LargeStor the War. The Ferdinand Kramer® Collection is an Exceptional Collection of Re-Editions by the German Modernist Architect and Designer. Working Closely with His Family and the Kramer Archive, E15 Showcases Twelve ICONIC DESINS from the twenties, His Time in the American Exile and the FIFTIES, when he returned to frankfurt.