Product Gallery
Video
Ferdinand Kramer
Germany (1898–1985)
An architect, interior designer, and furniture designer, Ferdinand Kramer is best known for his minimalist and functional designs. Born in 1898 in Frankfurt, Germany Kramer spent the first few years of his adult life as a soldier in World War I. After the war he studied for a few months at the Bauhaus before leaving to continue his education in Munich with Theodor Fischer. During his early career, Kramer created furniture designs for Thonet as well as product designs, including metal utensils and the Kramer Oven. Between 1925-1930 he worked with Ernest May designing housing projects in New Frankfurt. Kramer left Germany in 1938 due to the upcoming Nazi terror. World War II broke out the following year and he emigrated to the United States. While in the U.S. He developed the knock-down foldable furniture that is a large part of his design legacy. After returning to Germany in 1952, Kramer became the director of building for the Goethe University in Frankfurt, over his tenure Kramer designed 23 buildings for the university. His work shaped the architecture of the largest university in Frankfurt.
More in Furniture
View All![Alex table antonio citterio bbitalia 7](https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/alex-table/Alex-table-antonio-citterio-bbitalia-7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=861&s=27b033b24a9e661e49211acdf6acf7a2 861w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/alex-table/Alex-table-antonio-citterio-bbitalia-7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=600&s=80144a8df4d9c5390f13561635a92a71 600w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/alex-table/Alex-table-antonio-citterio-bbitalia-7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=300&s=ed77abf0c84029581b7c567961e6c829 300w)
by Antonio Citterio
for B&B Italia
Alex Table
![Ares Table Antonio Citterio Maxalto](https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/ares-table/Ares-Table-Antonio-Citterio-Maxalto.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=1117&s=11b98fcfa03fa8af1104edaed3f72063 1117w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/ares-table/Ares-Table-Antonio-Citterio-Maxalto.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=1000&s=dbd85b5fda1a28119bff9dd9688bda58 1000w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/ares-table/Ares-Table-Antonio-Citterio-Maxalto.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=600&s=1b380318020ed969d54eead53f19f296 600w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/ares-table/Ares-Table-Antonio-Citterio-Maxalto.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=300&s=f1a598cd7424f65fe53bbaf7c22e1693 300w)
by Antonio Citterio
for Maxalto
Ares Table
![Utrecht chair Gerrit Rietveld Cassina 14](https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/u/utrecht-chair/Utrecht-chair-Gerrit-Rietveld-Cassina-14.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=1418&s=e34add22204f309b2babdd224c8fc955 1418w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/u/utrecht-chair/Utrecht-chair-Gerrit-Rietveld-Cassina-14.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=1000&s=5ba58e500700d1a33a88ed64df4a95f4 1000w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/u/utrecht-chair/Utrecht-chair-Gerrit-Rietveld-Cassina-14.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=600&s=ae7e3585866b305a9f5ad2da29d1c7b0 600w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/u/utrecht-chair/Utrecht-chair-Gerrit-Rietveld-Cassina-14.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=300&s=f174e210831519cd87b2242c66c7f7b4 300w)
by Gerrit Rietveld
for Cassina
Utrecht Chair
More in Ferdinand Kramer
View All![e15 calvert coffee table in clear and navy lacquer](https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/c/calvert-table/Calvert-coffee-table-Ferdinand-Kramer-e15furniture-3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=1371&s=57168f7e6e55dfe886751a897d42ada6 1371w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/c/calvert-table/Calvert-coffee-table-Ferdinand-Kramer-e15furniture-3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=1000&s=03f177228d282e2a7d6d5e1a5f0c0df0 1000w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/c/calvert-table/Calvert-coffee-table-Ferdinand-Kramer-e15furniture-3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=600&s=e90adb69bac8a1bcc57d553b07f87194 600w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/c/calvert-table/Calvert-coffee-table-Ferdinand-Kramer-e15furniture-3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=300&s=9bba8e6e759ee5216d87ff4c49a84b78 300w)
by Ferdinand Kramer
for e15
Calvert Coffee Table
![Frankfurt Table Ferdinand Kramer E15 2](https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/f/frankfurt-table/Frankfurt-Table-Ferdinand-Kramer-E15-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=1565&s=49cce195388fd71048658ec8501766d8 1565w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/f/frankfurt-table/Frankfurt-Table-Ferdinand-Kramer-E15-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=1000&s=98ad27c6798cf3cc96c4c9820fa3523a 1000w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/f/frankfurt-table/Frankfurt-Table-Ferdinand-Kramer-E15-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=600&s=503d74877c3ee03ea06e68889ef2c475 600w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/f/frankfurt-table/Frankfurt-Table-Ferdinand-Kramer-E15-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=300&s=b4a6e9169a7e75778800f7c08f93bab6 300w)
by Ferdinand Kramer
for e15
Frankfurt Table
![karnak chair and aswan stool by ferdinand kramer for e15 furniture](https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/aswan-stool/ASWAN-stool-Ferdinand-Kramer-e15furniture-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=1480&s=4e1bec7d0b15d69486be19c28c29297d 1480w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/aswan-stool/ASWAN-stool-Ferdinand-Kramer-e15furniture-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=1000&s=9d3692c1bfe855f167eb1f1cd2203c52 1000w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/aswan-stool/ASWAN-stool-Ferdinand-Kramer-e15furniture-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=600&s=1176e0d1bf1902bc65c650c3d2657db9 600w, https://context-gallery.imgix.net/products/a/aswan-stool/ASWAN-stool-Ferdinand-Kramer-e15furniture-2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=clip&q=60&w=300&s=75fd46bd688e12d4e5b4bc74ff5e90b6 300w)
by Ferdinand Kramer
for e15