Stool ash and oak wood

This stable, four-legged stool attracts attention for two reasons, but without pushing itself to the fore. First, it impresses with a cushion-shaped seat, but completely flat on the surface, which also predestines it for use as a side table. On the other hand, the seat is made of six (!) centimeters thick Bavarian ash wood. The seat is thus material opulent and solid, but also visually remarkable, because the dark core typical of ash wood is not sorted out here as usual, but also used. It is clearly visible in the seat and gives each copy an individual look. This also means that the stool delivered to your home will differ in grain and coloring from the photo. Each stool will look a little different.

Auerberg in Bavaria manufactures the stool from domestic, PEFC-certified woods. The four legs of oak wood are thereby connected to the seat in a classic wedge-joint technique, rather embedded in it, which can be seen in the circles in the seat. Material selection, design and the craftsmanship clean processing including connection technology and surface treatment make the inconspicuous small piece of furniture a gem of solid wood, which fits into any room in a timeless-classic manner.

Radical reduction in form and material as well as a complete focus on function - that is the guiding principle behind Auerberg's furniture. They are handcrafted products, designed and produced in small series, far away from industrial standards, far away from fashion and uninfluenced by the constraints of marketing. Behind each piece of furniture is the authentic personality of the respective designer - and because there is no restrictive program dictate, the product designers are only committed to their own standards. Accordingly, all Auerberg furniture is unmistakable, sometimes purist to the point of stubbornness, extremely solid in terms of craftsmanship and thus virtually made for eternity.

The furniture is manufactured regionally in Upper Bavaria, the wood - mostly oak, ash and beech - comes from certified, sustainably managed forestry operations. The mastermind behind Auerberg is Christoph Böninger, once a professional globetrotter, now a settled design publisher. Böninger, who is very well connected in design circles, works in Munich and on his farm in Auerberg - hence the name of the project - near Bad Aibling. And even though Böninger has gathered a number of designers and architects around him for his "product lab" - established greats are on an equal footing with up-and-coming talents - he still lends a hand himself. Sometimes he oils wooden furniture and makes it ready for shipping. Incidentally, Auerberg's greatest successes to date include the step stool AEKI by Gerhardt Kellermann and the "Stumme Leiter" by Christoph Böninger himself, a versatile hybrid of step ladder and silent servant.