Urban furniture of Westeifel Werke in Gerolstein receive two Red Dot Design Awards

The most extraordinary thing is that the awarded products are all made by people with a handicap in a workshop especially established for those special workers. Since 1979 the Westeifel Werke has been a manufacturer of urban and garden furniture and is one of the market leaders in Germany. As the first company of its industrial sector with a FSC-certificate, the Westeifel Werke has been standing up for the use of FSC-hardwood since 1998. FSC-hardwood comes from responsible and sustainable forest management. The FSC-certificate is the only worldwide recognised certificate supported by the environmental associations. Therefore, the Westeifel Werke succeeds in connecting a pleasant product design to social and ecological competences. The designer ist Max Wehberg, Hamburg.

The first Red Dot Design Award is meant for bench model Versio Juno. It has a length of 300 cm, 12 cm wide concrete side-elements, 3 enormous and very massive FSC-certificated hard wooden beams with a size of 240 x 120 mm and a weight of 297 kg. Versio Juno can be considered as a statement in all public spaces. This bench model is available in four different sizes with three different pads in large, medium and small.

The second Red Dot Design Award is meant for the modular system Campus levis. The modules of bench system Campus fulfil all outdoor seating requirements and may be combined with variable side- or lengthways extensions to form logically connected communication areas. Since all functions are fully interoperable, diversified seating standing and lounging areas, harmonising with the natural environment, can be arranged. Extensions or rearrangements are technically feasible at any time. Due to the standardisation of these products it''s possible to create individual design ideas of furnishing public spaces in a cost-effective way. The sub-constructions are each made of one single flat steel with a cross-section of 9 x 1,2 cm and the wooden seat slats with a cross-section of 19,2 x 5,5 cm are made of untreated FSC-hardwood and especially robust and indifferent to damages and high strain.

Both modular systems are suitable for furnishing all public spaces.