imm cologne 2024: Redesign seating furniture – Rolf Benz celebrates 60 years
Nagold/Cologne, 12/01/24. Redesign seating furniture – Rolf Benz has been producing top-quality upholstered furniture that is both innovative and comfortable in the Black Forest since 1964. The international design brand is celebrating its 60th anniversary at imm cologne 2024. Showcasing the latest interiors from ROLF BENZ and freistil ROLF BENZ, they are stylishly and emotionally staged.
As before, the “Made in Germany” sofas continue to meet all requirements and demands of the time. They can be individualised in every detail and offer impressively uncompromising longevity. As one of very few manufacturers of upholstered furniture, Rolf Benz continues to produce entirely in Nagold and the region, thereby fulfilling important aspects of sustainability.
Rolf Benz isn’t simply a pioneer of sofa worlds, the company is still pursuing innovative paths, by launching its freistil ROLF BENZ brand in 2011 or as a co-initiator of the showroom collective at DesignWeek 2020, for example.
This year, Rolf Benz is attending the furniture fair in Cologne for the first time as a “Member of DesignWeek” in hall 1.2 on stand B029. The showroom community comprises the brands Draenert, freistil ROLF BENZ, Kettnaker, Object Carpet, ROLF BENZ, Schönbuch and Walter Knoll. With this première, Rolf Benz and DesignWeek are actively supporting the concept of Made in Germany and imm cologne. Rolf Benz took part in the first international Cologne furniture fair back in 1971.
From the outside, the Rolf Benz stand is surrounded by a translucent curtain that encloses all of the collective’s stands. The full expressive power of the Rolf Benz brand is revealed inside. With their latest creations, the Rolf Benz team whisks you off to a warm and harmonious world of colours in shades of cognac, beige and rosé. The company’s history and 60 years logo are displayed on the walls, drawing attention to the attractive anniversary offers for the popular Rolf Benz MERA, CARA and NUVOLA sofas as well as the Rolf Benz SINA anniversary model.
This year’s exhibition focuses on the striking anniversary model Rolf Benz SINA, a modern take on the legendary Addiform sofa range that secured the company’s success back in 1964. The modular living landscape Rolf Benz SINA, in which each element can stand alone or as a combination, was presented for the first time in Nagold during DesignWeek 2023.
Visitors to imm cologne will be pleasantly surprised by the additional possibilities that Rolf Benz SINA has to offer and its extra-deep seating option. The striking, hand-crafted sofa system was created by Beck Design and was showcased in initial exhibitions before Christmas.
Rolf Benz MOYO, also designed by Beck Design, is the second sofa that can be seen in Cologne. The extra-deep Chesterfield-style retro sofa is reminiscent of the sofa landscapes of the 1960s and 70s and has enjoyed initial international success at the Salone del Mobile 2023.
The cosy club armchair Rolf Benz PHIL is presented as a modern Chesterfield intermezzo. Designed by This Weber, this eye-catching piece of furniture is exquisitely crafted.
Design enthusiasts will love the round Rolf Benz KIO coffee table by Sebastian Herkner. Its lively glass surface in grey or bronze and striking steel legs are captivating.
For the Dining collection, Michael Schneider has designed the timeless solid wood Rolf Benz 983 table in three sizes. An optional extending function changes its shape from round to oval. The table top, which is available in five different finishes, rests on a solid wooden base and a steel plinth, creating an air of elementary serenity.
freistil ROLF BENZ
freistil ROLF BENZ, the community sofa brand, has been accompanying its parent brand ROLF BENZ for the past 11 years and is part of the anniversary presentation. Just like the upholstered furniture from the ROLF BENZ brand, freistil sofas are made in Nagold and the surrounding area.
freistil welcomes its guests in a world that is light and exciting, and celebrates togetherness with accents of colour and spacious seating groups. This is where the community exchange ideas and allow themselves to be inspired for their next stylish flights of fancy.
The stand design expresses the inner values of the latest freistil sofa. Influenced by the guiding principle of “live, repair, recycle”, freistil122 is an innovation that was designed in Nagold with the concept of recyclability in mind.This approach was also promoted in the selection of materials for the base and the coffee tables, with freistil ROLF BENZ working with the start-up company WYE. The base and even the coffee tables are made from the innovative material Neolign®. Neolign® is a recyclable, wood-based material that was developed by WYE. It is made from 83% wood shavings, a by-product from the wood industry, as well as colours and polymers. The material is manufactured by upcycling by-products from the woodworking industry and is 100% recyclable.
With a completely new sofa design and ground breaking services, the company from Nagold is once again blazing a trail in its anniversary year as a pioneer of upholstered furniture, the path to a new way of living: New Premium.
More information:
Press Office Rolf Benz Germany / international
Rolf Benz AG & Co KG
Haiterbacher Straße 104
D-72202 Nagold
