Schrägrolle
Castor / Möbelrolle

red dot: best of the best
red dot award: product design 2008

Evocative inclined castor
Long passed is the era of bulky wall-mounted furniture systems and squeaky cabinet units. Today’s furniture is an expression of a global lifestyle and, thus, sophisticated functionality plays a central role. Details such as castors are at the heart of a piece of furniture’s functionality and aesthetics and thus lend them more individuality – castors become independent characteristics that define both the form and the functionality of a piece of furniture. The Schrägrolle is a castor of almost abstract appearance, designed to be an expression of the intent to present an alternative to the generic, rather technical appearance of this product type by lending it a newly defined language of form. Created to look unobtrusive, simple and neutral, the castor was to be suitable to fit under any kind of furniture. The result of these considerations is an unusual construction: The bare wheel merges into the inclined and elegant casing to present a harmonious unit with an unusual perspective. The viewer looks at the turning wheel and is surprised that it is easy to move in spite of the inclination. The design of the Schrägrolle does by no means want to hide the essential element that makes it work; on the contrary, the wheel is boldly revealed to the onlooker. Due to its shape, the Schrägrolle, which is available in two different sizes and models, embodies an excitingly new definition for this type of product. It combines an independent form of its own with a functionality that is well thought out to the last detail – for an evocative aesthetics of ease.