Born from a village carpentry shop, grew up with shopfitting: Knoblauch has always stood for sophisticated design, architecture and interior concepts. For the desire of new things, the love of craftsmanship and the deep-rooted ambition to get the best out of every project for every customer. The result is concepts and spaces that not only reflect the spirit of the times. But above all, get into the hearts of people.
What would Fidel Knoblauch have said if he had seen this? His grandson Konni carves a piece of veneer from a piece of furniture – Swietenia mahogany – in a Ralph Lauren store in New York with his pocket knife. This piece of wood became the cornerstone of our success story in shopfitting. What would Fidel have said? Probably: Well done, Konni.
Before that, in 1976, Konni took over the joinery in the third generation. But Konni wanted more than classic furniture making. Together with a local architect, he developed his first shopfitting system in the 1980s. In the 1990s, he won a major contract for Ralph Lauren in Mannheim, and in 2000 Konni made two good decisions. He brought Jürgen Zahn into the management team and flew with him to New York. He brought the piece of veneer in question with him. The bold idea paid off – we were awarded the contract and Ralph Lauren is still one of our customers today.
After Konni’s death in 2005, Jürgen developed the former joinery into an interior design company with the foresight, courage and passion to achieve international success. Without losing his eye for detail and his commitment to craftsmanship and design. Konni, Hubert and Fidel would certainly be proud.
