Develops and manufactures ergonomic office furniture and furnishing solutions for office, education and care.
Kinnarps GmbH
Worms · MunichNew on Amplifa
About Kinnarps
Kinnarps is a Swedish furniture company that has been developing furnishing and interior design solutions for offices, schools and care facilities since 1942. The product range includes office swivel chairs, workstations and desks, storage solutions, partition walls, lounge furniture and school chairs, complemented by consulting services from needs analysis through to implementation. The furniture is made from, among other things, steel tubing, wood, veneers, HPL, plastic, mesh fabric, textiles and leather; the Kinnarps Colour Studio provides a coordinated range of materials. According to the company, the chair families are manufactured in its own Swedish factories, and products such as the Capella X are tested in its own test laboratory according to international standards. Kinnarps GmbH in Worms is the German sales company; a showroom in Munich offers free consultation. Reference customers include Saab Germany, AstraZeneca Austria, BSH and Thule.
- Site
- Worms
- Processes
- Furniture manufacturing (office furniture, seating, tables, storage), Steel tube furniture manufacturing, Test laboratory quality testing according to international standards, Needs analysis, Workstation solutions / workspace planning, Implementation and furnishing, Free consultation in showrooms, CAD downloads for architects and designers
- Materials
- Steel tubing, Mesh / net fabric (3D-knitted), HPL, Laminate, Veneers, Plastic, Metal, Marmoleum
- Founded
- 1942
- Industries
- Office / workstations, Education / schools, Care facilities
- 01
Needs analysis and workspace planning
- 02
Production in own Swedish factories
- 03
Quality testing in own test laboratory
- 04
Showroom consultation
- 05
Implementation and furnishing
- 06
Services & support
Materials
Steel tubing
Base material of chair manufacturing at Drabert since 1920.
Mesh / 3D-knitted net fabric
Characteristic mesh backrests for lightweight, ventilated office chairs.
HPL and laminates
Hard surfaces for table tops and storage furniture.
Veneers and wood
Warm wood surfaces, e.g. in the Brace table series.
Plastic
Surface material of the Kinnarps Colour Studio.
Linoleum and Marmoleum
Durable surface materials for various environments.
Textiles, leather and synthetic leather
Soft materials for upholstery and individual design.
Metal
Surface and construction material in the KCS range.
Locations
Worms
DESales office / German headquarters
Munich
DEShowroom / exhibition space (DesignWerkschau, Gotzinger Straße 52b)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture manufacturing (office furniture, seating, tables, storage)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Steel tubing, Mesh, Textiles, Plastic, Metal, Linoleum, HPL, Veneers |
| Steel tube furniture manufacturingForming | – | – | – | – | Steel tubing |
| Test laboratory quality testing according to international standardsTesting | – | – | 150 kg (user weight of XL variant) | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1889
Drabert is founded as a workshop for locks and decorative metalwork (locksmithy and artistic blacksmith shop).
- 1920
Drabert begins manufacturing furniture from steel tubing.
- 1942
Kinnarps is founded in Sweden; the design philosophy has been part of the company's DNA since its founding.
- 1980
Drabert patents the world's first office chair for computer work.
- 1991
Drabert develops a mechanism that automatically adapts to body weight.
- 2010
Drabert becomes part of the Kinnarps Group; its products can be found in offices around the world.