Company

Firmly rooted in the past.
Dynamic shoots for the future.

Frommholz is one of the oldest companies in the furniture sector. This family-run company has been doing business in Germany for over 150 years. The Frommholz brand embodies what has moved Germany since 1859.

Social change, historic events, cultural evolution, industrial progress, durability: Our sofas epitomize legendary moments. They are a current, living expression of comfort, tradition and innovation.
Legendary sofas.

History

August Frommholz commenced the production of wickerwork in Danzig. Thus laying the foundation for the company's history of success.
The founder's son, Carl, followed in his father's footsteps and qualified as a master craftsman in 1891.
The basket makers' guild celebrated the company's 50th anniversary with the award of a snuffbox. But the company was forced to leave Danzig following World War I.
Carl Frommholz and his son, Walter, moved the company's headquarters to the district of Herford.
From small beginnings in Spenge, they quickly built up a thriving business. Which, from 1928, started to concentrate increasingly on manufacturing upholstered furniture.
Frommholz was already a regular at the renowned furniture fair that took place at Leipzig's Ring Trade-Fair Center by 1931. The autumn and spring trade fairs were very important to the international world of business. The sign on the door when business at the trade fairs was successful said, "Sold out!"
Walter Frommholz continued to rapidly expand the company. He relocated it to a former cigar factory and expanded it several times.
The company continued to grow quickly. But then World War II started and both Walter Frommholz and his son, Harald, were called up for military service.
Frommholz was permitted to make mattresses, prams and upholstered furniture. Things started to move fast in Germany after the war.
Frommholz exhibited at the furniture fair in Cologne.
Harald Frommholz took over the company and brought it right up to date.
The company's current premises with a production area of 16,000 m² were completed.
Dirk-Walter Frommholz joined the company – the fifth generation to do so.
The production area was increased to 20,000 m². Dirk-Walter Frommholz focused on positioning the brand in the classical premium sector. He dedicated himself to social questions in the Verband der Deutschen Polstermöbel-Industrie (German Association for the Upholstered Furniture Industry) and the Industrie und Handelskammer Ostwestfalen (Chamber of Commerce and Industry in East Westphalia).
The baton was handed down to the sixth generation. Gero Walter Frommholz had prepared carefully for his new task. By first graduating in business studies at the Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft (FHDW – Advanced Business College) in Paderborn and then graduating at the renowned Harrington College of Design in Chicago where he focused on international furniture design.
Frommholz is one of the oldest companies in the furniture sector. The family has passed on the knowledge that success in the future is built on continuous change through the generations. The sturdiest trees are the ones that are rooted strongly in the past but that continue to grow powerful shoots for the future. And that's the way we are, too.
1859
August Frommholz commenced the production of wickerwork in Danzig. Thus laying the foundation for the company's history of success.
1891
The founder's son, Carl, followed in his father's footsteps and qualified as a master craftsman in 1891.
1909
The basket makers' guild celebrated the company's 50th anniversary with the award of a snuffbox. But the company was forced to leave Danzig following World War I.
1920
Carl Frommholz and his son, Walter, moved the company's headquarters to the district of Herford.
1928
From small beginnings in Spenge, they quickly built up a thriving business. Which, from 1928, started to concentrate increasingly on manufacturing upholstered furniture.
1931
Frommholz was already a regular at the renowned furniture fair that took place at Leipzig's Ring Trade-Fair Center by 1931. The autumn and spring trade fairs were very important to the international world of business. The sign on the door when business at the trade fairs was successful said, "Sold out!"
1936
Walter Frommholz continued to rapidly expand the company. He relocated it to a former cigar factory and expanded it several times.
1938
The company continued to grow quickly. But then World War II started and both Walter Frommholz and his son, Harald, were called up for military service.
1945
Frommholz was permitted to make mattresses, prams and upholstered furniture. Things started to move fast in Germany after the war.
1955
Frommholz exhibited at the furniture fair in Cologne.
1960
Harald Frommholz took over the company and brought it right up to date.
1969
The company's current premises with a production area of 16,000 m² were completed.
1973
Dirk-Walter Frommholz joined the company – the fifth generation to do so.
1995
The production area was increased to 20,000 m². Dirk-Walter Frommholz focused on positioning the brand in the classical premium sector. He dedicated himself to social questions in the Verband der Deutschen Polstermöbel-Industrie (German Association for the Upholstered Furniture Industry) and the Industrie und Handelskammer Ostwestfalen (Chamber of Commerce and Industry in East Westphalia).
2009
The baton was handed down to the sixth generation. Gero Walter Frommholz had prepared carefully for his new task. By first graduating in business studies at the Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft (FHDW – Advanced Business College) in Paderborn and then graduating at the renowned Harrington College of Design in Chicago where he focused on international furniture design.
2014
Frommholz is one of the oldest companies in the furniture sector. The family has passed on the knowledge that success in the future is built on continuous change through the generations. The sturdiest trees are the ones that are rooted strongly in the past but that continue to grow powerful shoots for the future. And that's the way we are, too.

Media library

2012: Frommholz's modern "legendary sofas" collection launched at the international furniture fair in Cologne – the imm cologne. Award for the liberty model.2013: Frommholz stages the Frommholz sofa days in an unusual location in Hamburg – a former cruise terminal at the Englandkai located directly on the banks of the River Elbe.2014: Continuation of the success story of Frommholz legendary sofas at the imm cologne.

Showrooms

Our upholstered furniture is sold exclusively through qualified furniture stores. In our two showrooms in Germany and Holland, we invite you to test it out.

 

Showroom Spenge
Walter Frommholz GmbH & Co. KG
Industriezentrum 14-20
D-32139 Spenge
Fon +49 5225 8775-0
Fax +49 5225 2075
E-Mail: infofrommholz.de

Opening times:
Mondays to Fridays, from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Saturdays by appointment, from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Please be so kind as to provide us with advance notive of your visit.
Sales only through specialist retailers.

 

 

Showroom Culemborg
Showroom Nederland
European Trade Centre licht & interieur
Randweg 20
NL-4100 AE Culemborg
Frank van Mullem
Fon 0031 346 354 720
Fax 0031 346 350 239
Mobil 0031 6 21286898
E-Mail: frankvanmullemplanet.nl

Opening times:
Mondays from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. or by appointment.

  Please be so kind as to provide us with advance notive of your visit.
Sales only through specialist retailers.