Lehni AG

Lehni AG
Privately held company
Founded 1928
Headquarters Dübendorf, Switzerland
Key people
 Rudolf Lehni, Sr., founder
Rudolf Lehni, Jr., began furniture manufacture
Antonio Monaci, current owner
Products Design furniture
Website lehni.ch

Lehni AG is a furniture manufacturing company based in Dübendorf, Switzerland, specializing in the production of anodized and powdercoated aluminium furniture. Lehni was founded in 1928 by Rudolf Lehni, Sr., initially specializing in architectural and industrial metalworking. The company began producing furniture in 1963, under the proprietorship of the founder's son, Rudolf Lehni, Jr.[1]

The company is known for fabricating both artwork[2] and furniture[3][4] designed by the artist Donald Judd.

Currently, Lehni manufactures furniture designed by Willy Boesiger, Andreas Christen, Frédéric Dedelley, Georg Gisel, Thai Hua, Donald Judd, Rudolf Lehni, Antonio Monaci, Jacques Schader, and Hanspeter Weidmann.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rudolf Lehni, retrieved 26 Jan 2014
  2. ↑ Green, Tyler; Marianne Stockebrand (16 May 2013), "Donald Judd", The Modern Art Notes Podcast, Modern Art Notes Media, retrieved 2 Jan 2014
  3. ↑ Judd Furniture: Metal Furniture, archived from the original on 2014-01-03, retrieved 2 Jan 2014
  4. ↑ Donald Judd, Designers, Lehni AG, archived from the original on 2014-01-03, retrieved 2 Jan 2014
  5. ↑ Designers, retrieved 26 Jan 2014


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