E2 Desk - known as Eiermann Table

Desk, work table, drawing table, dining table ... Whatever should happen on top, an E2 table frame (known as Eiermann table) always convinces at the bottom. The light and stable construction made of tubular steel can be selected variably in dimension and colour. And the desired table top is simply laid on.

You already know what you want? Then put together your individual E2 desk here or choose the right one for you from the ready-made variants that can be delivered quickly.

1. The right colour for your E2 desk

2. The E2 desk is made of these materials

3. Your E2 desk for any room size

4. The E2 children's table - not just for children

5. Too reduced? Here are the accessories

6. The history of the E2 table, part 2: The table frame "Eiermann". What is original?

Steel, if it is not stainless steel, needs corrosion protection on the surface. The E2 table frame receives this protection either by powder coating or by chrome or zinc plating. The powder coating can be black, silver grey, white or colourless to match the reduced design of the E2 desk.

The colour selection of the melamine resin table tops for E2 desks is also matched to this. They are available in white, the most frequently chosen colour, grey or black. You can also choose between wood and concrete finishes. For those who prefer a more colourful look, there are numerous colours to choose from for the linoleum table tops.

A stable base: The E2 table frame made of steel

E2 table frames are made of steel. Steel is the material that is difficult to describe in terms of bulk density, but in combination with its load-bearing capacity can be used so sparingly that lightweight constructions can be created. Steel was one of Egon Eiermann's favourite materials. And in the construction of the E2 table frame, steel shows how efficient it is: with minimal use of materials, an extremely stable and load-bearing construction is created that is so light that it can be carried away by anyone.

With our tabletop range you have the choice between two different surface types for your E2 desk: a melamine resin surface or a linoleum surface.

Are children "little adults"? To what extent do children need a world adapted to them? Or should children learn to adapt to the world of the grown-ups, because they themselves are constantly growing bigger and grown up at some point? What is suitable for children? What promotes development?

Big questions that you can deal with and argue about. But you can also simply buy an E2 children's table. It adapts to the size of the child in the working height and has a fixed table top which prevents it from slipping. Otherwise it is a table like the adults use it: Four legs and a top on top. Beautiful, simple and usable for a long time. Ultimately, the E2 children's table grows up to the adult level and is therefore a fully-fledged E2 desk from small to large.

And if the size of the table top (120 cm x 68 cm) is sufficient for the child to grow up, there is no reason to part with the piece of jewellery just because the move from the parent's apartment is imminent. Because even then the E2 children's table is still very practical, handy and space-saving and simply beautiful to look at. And the E2 desk has certainly become a beloved companion.

Where did the design of the E2 table come from and who invented it? What is an egg man's table? And why are there different suppliers today? Here we answer all questions about the history of the E2 table. It's all about the development of the design, the producer of the table frames and the trademark rights to the term Eiermann. We'll also tell you how and when Modulor got involved with the E2 table.

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Is a table frame with four legs made of steel tubes, which are connected orthogonally at the sides and diagonally in the middle by a cross strut, already an original Eiermann table frame? Certainly not. Only one construction principle or idea is described here. Trademark law is much about formulations that are filed and disputed. But regardless of this, the term "original" is also difficult to define in furniture design.

Which change of a connection, which choice of material or production method, which surface treatment or coating means such a serious change for a design that it is no longer the original? Who is the author of a further development or variation and is he in exchange with the original designer? Which design or production stage is "The Original"? Or can there be only one original artefact and all other copies are copies anyway? At least the last question can certainly be answered in the negative, because in general the term "original" is used synonymously to "original design" in design - unlike in art, where the original is usually unique.

Egon Eiermann used the design principle described above for table frames in various places and in various variations. It can not only be found in Egon Eiermann's office at work tables or at Karlsruhe University. It can also be found in the furnishings of churches, such as the Gedächtniskirche in Berlin and the Matthäuskirche in Pforzheim, in which altars are built according to this very principle. Most of these constructions were welded together. This is certainly the most elegant connection in steel construction, but it has one decisive disadvantage: it cannot be removed again.

When an assistant of Egon Eiermann wanted to move in 1965, he asked Adam Wieland, then workshop manager of the metal workshop at the Technical University of Karlsruhe, to design the previously very bulky frame in such a way that it could be dismantled and packed together to save space. The result was a bolted frame with a vertical cross, which we still know today and which Modulor has in its range: The E2 frame - known as the Eiermann table.