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The magazine of EDUARD KRONENBERG GmbHHaan | Germany
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EK Connect Magazine | 3
NEWS IN BRIEF
EK RUNNERS CONNECTION
Successful participation in
the B2Run corporate run in
Düsseldorf, 11.07.2019 ...
EK was there with a team! Run
finished in the Merkur Spiel-
Arena. Personal trainer Till
Hermanns was in charge of
pre-run training.
www.b2run.de -> Düsseldorf
New for you on the
EK sales team:
Michael Kühl and Frank
Zimmermann – both men join
our team as international sales
managers
New for you on the EK sales team: Annika Falk in sales admin-istration and Dominic Vieth for technical sales and project management
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Dear Reader,
With warm summer temperatures outside, the latest EK Con-
nect magazine comes to you with a refreshingly cool mix of
current topics, such as our Lifestyle article Drink of the Year.
Isn‘t that just the kind of motivation you need – to pick up
your favorite cold drink, find a place in the shade and relax
with the interesting articles we have selected for you in this
edition? If you agree, then off we go ...
Enjoy yourself
Your EK team
LIFESTYLEHalf-way through the year is the perfect time to look back at what‘s been happening and to look ahead to this year’s trends.
PRODUCT The insulating glass industry is questioning the efficiency of the desiccant filling process in the manufacture of spacer frames. This is a question we’ve been examining in-house at EK for more than 10 years now.
SERVICE & TECHNOLOGYEK markets high-quality stamped and moulded products. But we also offer much more than that.
ARCHITECTURE “Forever young & contemporary“: 100 years of Bauhaus and shades of Sydney in Düsseldorf.
PEOPLE AT EK ‘Always there when needed‘ — there is no other phrase that better describes the cooperative work ethic of these two EK employees.
EK SPONSORING
The joint project with our neigh-bours in the Technology Park is taking shape – five exercise stations already set up on the adjacent green belt! For all employees and neighbors! Open-ing ceremony and instruction in the use of the outdoor fitness equipment soon.
... www.playfit.de
EK glasstec exhibition stand
EK and Studio Bachmannkern
are delighted to have won a
prize in the “ICONIC AWARDS
2019: Innovative Architecture“
competition
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LIFESTYLE
SAX & DESIGN IN 2019 ?
The German Music Council has voted a magnif-icent golden horn Instrument of the Year 2019: the saxophone. Is this an opportunity perhaps to treat your audience at one of the next corpo-rate events to an emotional solo on this magical instrument?
Lisa Simpson plays the sax, as does Bill Clinton, and throughout
Germany there are around 27,000 enthusiastic music students
currently doing the same. And if the German Music Council has
its way, there will be a lot more people playing saxophone this
year, because, of course, naming the saxophone ‘Instrument of
the Year 2019‘ was also intended to arouse the interest of a wide
audience for the golden horn.
The saxophone is backed by an entire campaign
To this end, the German Music Council, under the patronage of distinguished
saxophonists such as Peter Weniger, Professor and Artistic Director of the
Berlin Jazz Institute Berlin, and Rico Gubler, President of the Lübeck Acad-
emy of Music, is coordinating projects and concerts of instrument makers,
professional musicians and amateurs, in addition to composers and music
students.
The saxophone, incidentally, is a relatively young woodwind instrument developed by the Belgian clarinetist Adolphe Sax, who had his melodious wind instrument patented in 1846 in Paris and gave it its name. From then on, the instrument triumphed all over the world - played by virtuosos such as John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins – fa-mous names that continue to enjoy an international reputation outside the jazz scene.
And why the metal horn finally became known as a woodwind instrument is easily explained – like the clarinet, the saxophone is also played with a reed placed on the mouthpiece and held in place with a ligature and because the reed in most cases is made from cane – and thus from a natural material similar to wood
A legend on the saxophone:Charlie Parker (1920 - 1955)
© Foto: Alenavlad – stock.adobe.com
© Photo: William P. Gottlieb – Wikipedia.org/Charlie Parker
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DESI
GN UP WITH THE DESIGN ELITE
“Reversed order“: the ‘Bell Table‘ © Photo: Classicon
‘Oda‘ series design lamp by Pulpo© Photo: Pulpo
‘Stellar Grape‘ design lamp by Pulpo© Photo: Pulpo
Sebastian Herkner© Foto: Pulpo
This is already the second award in the design
career of Sebastian Herkner, an astonishing
achievement for someone only 37 years of age –
after receiving the German design award as the
”Best Newcomer in 2011“, being honored by the
Maison & Objet, the prestigious Parisian lifestyle
trade fair, was tantamount to being accepted
into the international design elite. The reason for
awarding this distinction of being the “Designer
of the Year 2019” to the young man from Offen-
bach almost sound like an anthem of awe and
admiration.
The Maison & Objet Paris, one of the leading European interior design trade fairs has named Sebastian Herkner ”De-signer of the Year 2019“. Is this perhaps a sign that, even in business interiors, one should not be tied to the traditional status of established brands?
The speech given in honor of the prize-winner
acknowledged among other things “... his un-
conditional love for traditional craftsmanship,
his flair for colors and his eager-
ness to embrace global develop-
ments and draw on other cultural
ideas, his appetite for traditional
materials and his desire for encompass
sustainability, his keen eye for detail and his
respect for the time it takes to create a really stunning
piece of work ...“
LIFESTYLE
In fact, Sebastian Herkner admits in almost every inter-
view that he admires the craftsmanship to be found in
traditional artisan manufacture such as that practiced
by Moroso, Capellini and Thonet. The authenticity of
the material, haptic quality and above all the social
and cultural sustainability are values for him that are
worth preserving. The product designer, who de-
scribes himself as an author designer, achieved
his breakthrough ten years ago with his ’Bell
Table’, a coffee table, in which the materials
are used in a reversed order – the base is
made of glass, while the top is made of
brass. Both materials at that time were consid-
ered to be completely out.
Herkner loves such contradictions. He knows that
many of his customers from the business field make
their purchases on the basis of status considerations:
uniform furniture and brand names you can’t make a
mistake with. But if you only furnish your offices with
classical pieces, then nothing new is created is what
he believes. Is the designer not aware that his nice
philosophy may one day be threatened perhaps by
his success? Because the ‘Bell Table‘ has now become
a modern classic in its own right and ten years on is
already being produced in the Poschinger glass factory
in Bavaria.
DESIGN
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FOOD
Trend No. 3 — Plant-Based Food
Plants are becoming increasing interesting as basic products
for new kinds of food. Protein-rich ingredients in particular are
enjoying tremendous popularity as a healthy alternative — we
can look forward to trying out the following:
BUSINESS MODELS 2019:HEALTHY. ALCOHOL FREE. COLORFUL.
When we look at the current food trends, there are very few people who know as much as the acclaimed Viennese nutritionist and trend researcher Hanni Rützler. In her Food Report 2019, produced in collab-oration with the Zukunftsinstitut (Future Institute) based in Frankfurt and the Lebensmittel Zeitung (trade and business newspaper for the consumer goods sector in Germany), among other things she describes such trends for a healthy diet – and for all-out indulgence.
Trend No. 1 — Nouvelle Cantine
Increasing numbers of company canteens pro-
vide an impressive selection of modern meals.
The ‘old‘ canteen has developed into an emo-
tional shop window of a new corporate culture
— as an expression of a changing world of work.
Trend No. 2 — Healthy Hedonism
‘Healthy hedonism‘ signals the departure from
a purely functional understanding of health,
because good food can be both healthy and
pleasurable.
Healthy food from India‘s super tree — moringa
The new superfood moringa contains vitamin A, vitamin C,
vitamin E, B-vitamins, calcium, magnesium, iron, essential
amino acids and chlorophyll, which is highly alkaline and
counteracts hyperacidity of the body. In addition, the
active substance zeatin is said to promote skin generation
and slow down the ageing process.
New wave of healthy food — ocean vegetables
Noodles made from kelp, seaweed chips or water lily
seeds: vegetables from the ocean, in addition to minerals,
such as calcium, iron and phosphorus, contain very high
levels of Omega 3 fatty acids. Add to that algae oils, which
give vegan meals a maritime flair.
Chocolate pudding from the skin — black sapote
This Central American fruit tastes like chocolate pudding,
but is healthy! A black sapote contains four times as much
vitamin C as an orange and is rich in potassium, magne-
sium, phosphorus and B vitamins. The dark brown creamy
flesh is scooped out of the skin with a spoon and eaten
raw or spread onto a slice of bread.FOOD
Healthy green food from the sea© Photo: fudio – stock.adobe.com
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COLOR OF THE YEAR 2019 IS NO. 16-1546 In the opinion of the experts employed by the Mixology trade mag-
azine, this year‘s trend is the drink without the booze, in other words
a soft drink with a bitter taste and preferably low in sugar. This means
that anyone ordering a non-alcoholic gin tonic following a business
lunch is absolutely in line with the current drink trend.
This is something that is welcomed primarily by the under 35-year-
olds. According to a study carried out by a British drinks accelerator,
46% of this group these days prefer a so-called mock-tail, a portman-
teau word from “cocktail“ and the term “mock“ that is used to de-
scribe the mixed drink concept consciously designed to copy cocktail
classics, but without the alcohol.
Those wishing to update their offices should
take a look at the colors recommended each
year by the Pantone Color Institute™. The US
New Jersey-based company each year selects a
color shade that is based, among other things,
on socio-economic conditions and trends in the
fields of fashion, beauty, industrial design and
home furnishings.
The color chosen for this year is Pantone
Living Coral with the color code 16-1546: “An
animating, life-affirming orange with golden
undertones.“ At the presentation of the spring
collections of the major French and Italian
fashion houses, it was already possible to admire
the warm coral pink – at Hermès and at Brandon
Maxwell, Prada and Giambatista Valli.
DRINKIced tea with roses© Photo: Food Photographer – Jennifer Pallian on Unsplash
LIFESTYLE
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Time for the “color trend“
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FASHION TRENDS 2019
Tie-dye, formerly known as ‘batik‘: ladies in summer
simply slip on one of the new tie-dye shirts from Prada,
Proenza Schouler and Stella McCartney to give them a
business look and are immediately significantly more
relaxed about one or the other deadline they have to
meet.
The second mega-trend of the year can also be ad-
opted immediately — at the latest, however, when the
next cold winter comes. With all the black jackets and
grey cashmere pullovers around, loud colors are the
thing: as of now, signal red, toxic green, Barbie pink and
bright orange can be combined at will.
LIFESTYLE
As far as the male of the species is concerned, the suit
remains the key piece of the business uniform. Whether
single or double-breasted is a matter of personal taste.
Below you will find – in the opinion of the relevant
gentleman‘s fashion magazines – the five most import-
ant men’s suit trends in 2019:
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with trousers worn narrower again.
� For those wishing to wear wider trouser bottoms,
a model with a waistband and turn-ups is what
to go for.
� Black is always a good choice. Supplemented with
grey, dark blue and pinstripes of any kind.
� A shirt or thin roll neck pullover remain en vogue,
supplemented with a thick knitted sweater as an
excellent alternative.
� Sneakers stay out of sight this year, gentlemen are
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PRODUCT
EK CONNECTORS GUARANTEE OPTIMUM DESICCANT FLOW
The subject of desiccant flow in the space bar is also
under examination at EK — and has been so contin-
ually for over 10 years! This because EK connectors,
on the one hand, guarantee a permanent and secure
profile connection, while connecting elements, on the
other hand, could disrupt the unhindered flow of des-
iccant. For this reason, our experts in EK’s application
technology department do everything they can to op-
timise the EK connectors in such a way that they always
ensure an efficient flow of desiccant. The fundamental
importance of the desiccant for a permanent, crystal
clear view and why a frictionless flow is essential when
filling the frame is explained by Mr. Remigiusz Zamaro,
the contact person in EK’s application technology
department for the glass business area: ”Insulated glass
panes require a desiccant in the hollow spacer bar
profile, because this is the only way most of the resid-
ual moisture present can be removed from the space
between the panes. It eliminates impaired visibility and
corrosion of the thermally effective glass coatings.“
Under examination - desiccant flow
As a man with considerable experience and expertise,
Mr. Zamaro has been responsible for application tech-
nology and tests on the EK Connect connector series
EK STEEL and POLO Connect for quite some time now.
He is also responsible for performing the desiccant flow
tests in the spacer bar — coming up with the answers
to the important question as to whether the connector
provides a smooth and rapid desiccant flow to ensure
the efficient filling of the frame. To explain what he
does, Mr. Zamaro describes a typical test procedure
currently being carried out on EK‘s own in-house test
facility. ”It is important to understand that, in the tests
we carry out here, we do not test how long it takes to
fill a complete frame. What we actually measure is the
time required for 50 grams of desiccant to flow through
two spacer bars with a connector inserted as a possible
disrupting factor. And we do this over a length of 150
millimetres in each case, in other words 300 millimetres
in all. In this way we get precise answers to the ques-
tion as to how the connector influences the efficiency
of the desiccant filling process.“
It was one of the topics discussed at glasstec 2018, at Bau 2019 and at this year‘s Tech-nology Days organised by a well-known equipment manufacturer. Glass trade magazines publish reports on it and it is also discussed by other equipment manufacturers from the insulating glass industry. The question everyone is asking is “how efficient is the desiccant filling process used in the manufacture of space frames for insulating glass panes?”
The automatic measuring procedure used for the
current test, incidentally, showed that the filling of
the spacer bar with an EK steel connector was almost
twice as fast as with a competitor’s nylon connector.
A fact that EK‘s Managing Director Ralf M. Kronenberg
explains as follows: “The connector‘s large U-shape, due
to its optimum fit in the profile chamber, guarantees
an efficient and reliable desiccant filling process: for
this reason, our EK connecting elements stand for short
filling times and thus for a high level of efficiency in
the manufacturing process of the frame. And with an
excellent connection quality every time of course.“
Graphical representation of the flow meter developed in-house by EK .
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EK – the only manufacturer of connectors made of steel AND nylon
With its product series EJ STEEL and POLO Connect, EK
is the only manufacturer offering connectors made of
steel and nylon that match all widths and types, and for
both standard and warm edge profiles — and much
more than that of course... And while we’re talking
about ‚excellent connection quality‘: this is guaranteed
by EK’s comprehensive quality management system
that is certified in accordance with IATF 16949 and a
close system partnership and inspection by all well-
known profile manufacturers.
� www.ek-connect.com
Measuring unit
Profile sections joi-ned by a connector
Light barrier
Funnel for desiccant (with trap door)
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Desiccant
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SERVICE & TECHNOLOGY – THE EK RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES EK
WE PRODUCE SOLUTIONS
All over the world, well-known companies that operate
in all kinds of different industries, such as the insulating
glass, automotive, electrical engineering, solar power or
fastener industry, put their trust in the unique solutions
‘made by EK‘. Our portfolio covers the field of stamping
and injection moulding technology from new product
development to quality-tested, large-volume series
production and from intelligent system solutions to
tailor-made products to meet our customers’ require-
ments. We are well positioned to meet these innovative
challenges at our state-of-the-art location in the Tech-
nology Park Haan with around 90 excellently qualified
employees.
When requested by the customer, EK’s team of experi-
enced designer engineers and manufacturing experts
is quite capable of providing excellent solutions start-
ing from an initial idea: qualified specialists who have
the expertise to understand every aspect of the task
presented to them in the field of stamping and injec-
tion moulding technology to deliver a solution that
meets the customers’ needs precisely — from the initial
conceptual proposals to the optimum implementation
for large-volume series production.
Examples - EK as a solutions provider
We lead the global market as a provider of connecting elements
to the insulating glass industry — with products we develop,
manufacture and market ourselves. In addition to that, we work
on a partnership basis with virtually every profile manufacturing
company that uses and markets EK connectors as components in
its own product systems. It goes without saying that by operating
independently of the manufacturers, we provide systems that
meet individual customer requirements precisely.
For the electrical engineering industry, for example, we produce
flat and contact connectors, contact bridges and relay parts
– including whatever subsequent heat or surface treatment is
required. And because EK meets the highest quality and environ-
mental standards at all times and has built up a reputation as a
reliable solutions provider, it has become the preferred partner of
long-standing for the fastener, cutlery and machine tools indus-
tries.
Were you with aware that our extensive range of products and services includes much more than just the manufacture of high quality stamped and moulded parts? Because wherever these quality products are used, EDUARD KRONENBERG GmbH also supports its customers as an effec-tive development partner and solutions provider.
As a result of continuous modernisation and expansion of our machine park, we will be able to extend our range of products and services.
High performance: EK stamping technology
0.03 mm to 6.00 mm
Thicknesses of steel strip and non-ferrous metals
Pressing force
kN250 3.000
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EK also provides complete assemblies
Wherever complete assemblies of high quality stamped
and moulded parts are needed, the EDUARD KRONENBERG
can be counted on being there with a sense of commit-
ment, offering expertise, experience, reliability and excel-
lent solutions. At the same time, we are well aware that in
the manufacture of pre-assembled units consisting of sev-
eral stamped and bent parts, in addition to moulded parts
and possibly other components as well, the highest level
of precision and impeccable product quality are a must.
For this reason, this is also an area in which EK employs a
process-based quality management system in accordance
with IATF 16949 — our basis for maximum product quality,
the best possible customer service, in addition to maxi-
mum and sustainable customer satisfaction. To achieve
this requires the use of state-of-the-art, contactless
measuring technology, for example, to eliminate human
error, a fully automatic system to provide ‘100% inspection’,
CAQ clients for initial sample test reports and a proven
complaint management system. And of course we also
keep our eyes on the quality of our suppliers, which we
consistently optimize by carrying out ’second party audits‘.
Examples – EK as an assembly provider
The two examples that follow illustrate how we at EK
successfully deal with the challenges we face as a
provider of assemblies. Firstly, the Renusol RS1 universal
clamp for mounting solar panels, a project in which
we had a major involvement during the development
stage in terms of the stamping and metal forming
processes. The universal module clamp eliminates
administrative effort and all pre-assembly work and
also simplifies the installation and handling on site.
As regards the load-bearing capacity, safety, longevity
and efficient handling, this product meets the highest
standards.
Secondly, the manufacture of the world‘s first adjustable clamp for glass balustrades. As a result of the new
manufacturing process developed by EK, As a result of the new manufacturing process developed by EK,
not only is the superb quality of the Kronos clamp guaranteed, but also its complete absence of corrosion.
The clamp is made at EK from a single piece of high-grade stainless steel with utmost care taken throughout
the entire manufacturing process to ensure that the most precise accuracy of fit is achieved, in order to
eliminate right from the start the possibility of stress cracking occurring in the glass at a later date. The Kro-
nos clamps are then pre-assembled at EK, to ensure that no loose parts have to be searched for and screwed
together later.
At EK, inventive spirit and modern techni-
cal expertise go hand-in-hand. Please send
any enquiries or requests for more infor-
mation to the following address – our sales
team would be delighted to hear from you:
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ARCHITECTURE
OPERA HOUSE VISIONS IN DÜSSELDORF
The Opera House in Düsseldorf is in a poor state of affairs. Build-ing services, water pipes and stage equipment all need to be urgently renewed. Because a complete renovation of the build-ing in the Düsseldorf city center, according to an initial estimate, would cost at least 100 million euros, the first design offices are instead proposing the construction of a new building in some-thing of an unofficial architectural competition — including a proposal located in the harbor area named ”Little Sydney“
Several design proposals have been submitted from
well-known architectural offices. All proposals received,
by the way, were unsolicited. Jan Hinnerk Meyer and
Hagen Lippe-Weißenfeld (Projektschmiede) have sub-
mitted plans for a new building at the former location
on the Heinrich-Heine-Allee, while the architect Joa-
chim Faust (HPP) surprised everyone with a 140-metre
high tower at the Hofgarten, also at the former opera
house location..
Famous inspirations - from Sydney to Hamburg
A third proposal has now appeared, this time from
RKW. The design proposes the construction of a new
building, but also at a new location – in the Media
Harbor, right next to the Landtag am Rhein, the state
parliament, on a promontory that until now has
received little attention. “This would do justice to the
opera’s name: Deutsche Oper am Rhein (German Opera
on the Rhine),“ Dieter Schmoll, managing partner at
the internationally renowned Düsseldorf-based archi-
tecture firm, has been quoted as saying, adding that
they were following the people to the water, as Sydney,
Hamburg, Copenhagen, Reykjavik and Oslo had already
done when building their new opera houses.
Mayor Geissel takes a clear stand
The Mayor of Düsseldorf, Thomas Geissel, considers the
construction of a new building in principle as definitely
being an alternative that makes sense. Perhaps it was
time for a major leap forward, particularly as good
money had been wasted over a period of many years in
restoration work.
The mayor, however, made a crystal clear statement
against constructing a new opera house in the Media
Harbor. The previous location of the opera at the Hof-
garten was not available. Thomas Geissel dismissed the
proposed design, which was being spoken about in
the city as “Little Sydney“, with the following comment:
”That would be nothing less than the behavior of an
upstart.“ The only that appears to be clear in the mean-
time (as of the end of June 2019) is that not until the
discussions in the parliamentary fractions in autumn
will a decision be taken as to whether or not the opera
house is to be renovated, and extended, or whether it
is to be replaced by a completely new building.
© Photos: PorjektSchmiede
© Photos: Entwürfe: RKW Architektur + | Visualization Formtool, Anton Kolev
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The Bauhaus is regarded today as one is the most influential schools for art, architecture and design of the 20th century, although it only existed from 1919 to 1933. Following its foundation in Weimar under its first director Walter Gropius, subjected to political pressure, the Bauhaus moved first of all to Dessau in 1925 and then finally in 1932 to Berlin. Inspired by the ideals of the mediaeval masons‘ lodge, in which the master masons, craftsmen and artists worked together on the construction of a building, the intention in this case is was to bring together the various trades and skills in order to create a new design.
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In 1919, Walter Gropius founded the most modern and most controversial art school of the 1920s: the „State Bauhaus in Wei-mar“. The name itself indicates that it was modeled on the me-diaeval masons’ lodge, where artistic skills and craftsmanship joined forces to make possible the building of huge cathedrals. That is the ideal of Bauhaus philosophy: to return the architects, sculptors and painters to the crafts.
In his founding Bauhaus manifesto, Walter Gro-
pius outlined visions that even today have rev-
olutionary potential. For example, that instead
of academic teaching, a pluralistic educational
concept would be established in which every
talented young person would be able to study
— regardless of educational background, sex or
nationality. That art would again serve the needs
of society. And that the divisions between the
individual craft disciplines would be eliminated.
In so doing, he rejected any essential difference
between arts and crafts.
Bauhaus –consistency in theory and practice
These visions were systematically implemented
in a practical way initially in Weimar. The Bau-
haus students were required to familiarize them-
selves with the properties of materials and the
characteristics of colors and shapes in so-called
preliminary courses. Famous avant-garde artists
of the time, such as Wassily Kandinsky and Paul
Klee, supervised the students as ‚masters‘. On
completion of the preliminary course, the stu-
dents could then choose a field such as metal,
weaving, ceramics, furniture, typography or mu-
ARCHITECTURE
ral painting in the Bauhaus workshops equipped
for the purpose. These were headed by an artist
and a master craftsman to demonstrate the
unity of art and craftsmanship in practice.
Design — „Form follows function“
This maxim that has been famous since the
19th century is also stressed by the Bauhaus.
New kinds of materials and technologies are
used in the Bauhaus workshops. Prototypes of
numerous pieces of furniture and household
appliances are created that also find their way
into industrial mass production. Many of them
are still used today in style-conscious house-
holds in both their original form and as further
developments, such as the cantilever chair, the
Wagenfeld lamp or Bauhaus wallpaper.
Bauhaus, 100 years on REVOLUTION IN TEACHING METHOD
Architecture – building for the future
Students are involved in construction projects from
the very beginning, because the whole point of the
exercise is to bring together all the skills required
to construct a building of the future. The Bauhaus
school building and the masters‘ houses in Dessau are
brilliant examples of this collaboration. In addition, the
Bauhaus further strengthens its position with the con-
struction of housing estates for its subsidized housing
concept.
This is what the Bauhaus version of the “EK CONNECT“ logo might look like.
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„Rethinking the world“
With this motto, there are numerous events celebrat-
ing the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus. We have
included below a selection of the events being held
throughout Germany.
Berlin
In the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of the World’s
Cultures), an exhibition showing the global influence of
the Bauhaus entitled „bauhaus imaginista“ can be seen
(since 15 March). The Centenary Exhibition organized
by Berlin‘s Bauhaus Archiv can be seen in the Berlin-
ischen Galerie (as of 6 September 2019).
Weimar
“The Bauhaus comes from Weimar“ is the title given by
a confident Klassik Stiftung Weimar (Weimar Classical
Foundation) to its centenary exhibition, with which it
opens its new Bauhaus Museum. In addition to design
icons, contemporary documents will also be on display.
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Dessau
“Versuchsstätte Bauhaus“ (Bauhaus Laboratory. The
Collection): as of 8 September 2019, Stiftung Bauhaus
Dessau (Bauhaus Dessau Foundation) will be present-
ing a new Bauhaus Museum, the extensive collection of
which points out very clearly to what extent Bauhaus
objects are part of day-to-day living — from typefaces
to furniture, textiles and wallpapers, to architecture.
Triennale der of Modernism
Three architectural weekends in Weimar (26 to 29
September 2019), Dessau (4 to 6 October 2019) and
Berlin (11 to 13 October 2019) will focus on Bauhaus
architecture, starting with the UNESCO World Heritage
Sites of modernism in the three cities.
Kassel
The „Bauhaus/documenta. Vision and Brand“ exhibition
in the Neue Galerie (from 24 May to 8 September 2019)
is presented as a joint project by documenta archiv,
the University of Kassel and the Museumslandschaft
Hessen Kassel.
Halle an der Saale
From 23 June to 25 August 2019 the Moritzburg Art
Museum presented a film installation about the Bau-
haus master and designer Läszlö Moholy-Nagy and
his partners Lucia and Sibyl between 1929 and 1935
entitled THINGS TO COME.
Frankfurt
Frankfurt‘s pioneering role in modern urban planning
in the 1920s is associated primarily with the city‘s plan-
ning commissioner Ernst May, who the German Archi-
tectural Museum paid tribute to from 23 March to 18
August 2019 with an exhibition entitled „New human,
new housing“.
Bauhaus Grand Tour
100 destinations right across Germany — from the
Weissenhof Estate to Siemensstadt in Berlin, from
Kaufhaus (Schocken Department Store) in Chemnitz to
the „Teepott“ (Tea Pavilion) in Warnemünde, from the
Zollverein Coal Mine in Essen to the Einstein Tower in
Potsdam.
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UNESCO World Cultural Heritage: The Fagus factory in Alfeld by Bauhaus architect and founder Walter Gropius.© Photo: pure-life-pictures – stock.adobe.com
The Model B3 — better known as the „Wassily Chair“ by Marcel Breuer from 1925/1926, with Bauhaus lamp around 1920© Photo: goldpix – stock.adobe.com © Photo: 3dmitruk – stock.adobe.com
„The White City of Tel Aviv“ is the largest collection of Bauhaus buildings in the world.© Photo: Per – stock.adobe.com
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Two people who know exactly what goes on at EK. One of them celebrated her 30th anniver-sary in our company, while the other in January celebrated over 20 years at EK. Both of them are more than good in their jobs, extremely well liked as members of the EK team and otherwise know what life’s all about. A portrait of two employees everyone likes to deal with.
Michaela Asbeck is the sample expert at EK and is the
first person people speak to in glass logistics, because,
in addition to her actual job, which is packing and
dispatching over 200 million connectors a year, she not
only knows instinctively where every individual carton
that contains the required connecting elements is
located, but she also knows which sample connector is
still up-to-date or is now obsolete as a result of due to
the company’s continuous innovative drive.
This kind of knowledge is something that has been
acquired over a period of many years, but it didn’t
look like that at all when Michaela Asbeck first joined
EK. She had genuinely thought about throwing in the
towel after the first four weeks: hired for the sorting de-
partment, she was supposed to check small stamped
washers for rust.
IN FOCUS: MICHAELA ASBECK ... ... AND
DIRK KLESPER
PEOPLE AT EK
Not a job for someone like Michaela, who, as she her-
self admits, „needs action“! Max and Hans Kronenberg,
however, had some understanding for her situation
and placed Michaela in what was at that time still a
new and „cute little“ logistics department with respon-
sibilities relating to the relatively new business area of
connecting elements.
After just a short time, this decision proved to be just
what the doctor ordered. Or as we say today, 30 years
later a win-win situation. Michaela Asbeck is now the
main contact person in the glass division — she is the
focal point – she agrees delivery dates with sales, coor-
dinates outgoing goods, collects all the data and enters
it into the system, unloads pallets and then gets them
ready for shipping to our (major) customers and pre-
pares sample collections for customers and trade fairs.
And the genuine all-rounder, she takes care to ensure
that everything runs smoothly.
When from time to time she thinks about herself for a
change, she dreams of going on a cruise to enjoy the
pristine beauty of the Scandinavian fjords. And of a nice
Labrador or German Shepherd — but that’s something
she’ll look into when she retires. Before that, there are a
few thousand shipping cartons to deal with ...
No stress on the road with ’Klespi‘ in the driving seat
While normal office workers are generally only in-
terested in traffic news twice a day, and then only
half-heartedly, checking the traffic forecasts 5 minutes
after every half an hour is compulsory listening every
day for Dirk Klesper. As a the professional truck driver
for EK, he’s on the road to our customers every day with
his Mercedes Atego. Behind the wheel, Klesper in most
cases is as cool as a cucumber. “Of course the traffic can
certainly be very stressful some days. But to counter
that there‘s traffic information on the radio of course.
My motto – only the early bird catches the worm!“
Dirk Klesper hasn’t had an accident in over 20 years
(well done, our respects!) driving for EK. He well
remembers the time he was interviewed by all the Kro-
nenbergs — not only had he to answer questions from
the senior bosses Hans and Max Kronenberg, but also
from Frank and Ralf M. Kronenberg, who were getting
ready to take over as successors. Also because he, as a
driver, is also the face EK shows to the outside world —
in particular for suppliers and partners. Since that time
he has been delivering goods to local customers, takes
stamped parts for further processing to the hardening
shop or for electroplating and parts for final assembly.
Most of these journeys are short distance, but even so
he travels 100 kilometers every day.
What ‘Klespi‘, as his mates at EK call him, likes most of all
about his job is that he is something of his own boss. It
means that these always in a good mood and the work
is never too much for him. He can organize his journeys
as he sees best and even plan the routes himself: ”I
start at the point furthest away from the company and
work around in a circle from customer to customer.“
Incidentally, he also likes to spend his leisure time as a
lonesome rider — he then swaps the seat in his truck
for the saddle of his mountain bike and goes off on 25-
km bike tours along the Wupper and the Rhine through
the Bergisch region. But what the family man Dirk really
likes most of all is to spend lots of time on the sunny
beaches of Zeeland — with his wife, his three children
and his grandson Louis, who is just a few weeks old.
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