Traditional German Strandkörbe
A very special chair in the history of modern furniture derived from a rather unconventional invention from Germany: we are talking about a Strandkorb.
The origins of this traditional German cultural phemomeon are closely connected to the cultural history of the North and the Baltic Sea.
This roofed wicker beach chair, invented in this way in 1882, wasn´t in line with what we have in mind thinking of a comfortable as well as good looking seating. The 1-seater rather resembled a large box than a and had a strong vertical alignment. But the first 2-seater, constructed shortly after in 1883, already went more into the direction of our current liking. Users kind of strandkorb.
Many people from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other european countries as well as from overseas are magnetized by this traditional beach furniture. Often inspired during their vacations near German coasts, they afterwards get a huge desire to get their own individually customized exemplar for their garden or terrace, sometimes even their living room.
In case you want to read a printed overview of standkorb models in the comfort of your home, you may want to order a complimentary catalog the German Strandkorb in many variations from two of the best producers from Germany. Those catalogs are currently only available in German.
Last but not least: if you like to get a customized online store specializing in those traditional German beach chairs, even though it´s only available in German language. But you can email or let them call you for further information. In their online store you are able to configure up to 14,000 different variations of a roofed wicker beach chair. If you email them they will help you to make a cool choice of your beach chair.