Rowac - Bauhaus style stool

The history of Rowac

Rowac (Rudolf Wanner Chemnitz) was a German metal goods factory founded by Robert Wagner in Chemnitz in 1888. The company specialised in high-quality industrial metal furniture, in particular robust stools and workbenches. Its products were valued for their functional and minimalist designs and were widely used in workshops, factories and schools. Rowac became particularly well known when its products were adapted by the Bauhaus school in the 1920s.

The Bauhaus, founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar in 1919, revolutionised design by combining art, craftsmanship and industry. The Bauhaus movement emphasised functionality, geometric shapes and a reduction to the essentials, which perfectly matched Rowac's simple, durable and functional designs. 

The Rowac stools became a symbol of the Bauhaus philosophy as they embodied the principles of simplicity and industrial production. This combination made the Rowac brand an important part of design history and an example of the symbiosis of craftsmanship and modern style.

With the new appearance of the brand, particular emphasis is placed on continuing the details that Karl Robert Wagner once so technically perfected and that symbolise the functionality and durability of the products.