Premium Furniture in Premium Stainless Steel

"This is where I stood wondering what kind of garden furniture was right for us," recalls Lizzy Heinen as if it were yesterday. She was searching for something that was comfortable, looked smart and could be left outside all year round. But there was nothing like that on the market (yet). So the art teacher rolled up her sleeves and built her own – out of premium stainless steel! And with the classic, clear-cut forms that have become her trademark. Because it wasn't just her own family that loved her prototypes; friends and acquaintances were equally fascinated by the meticulously made furniture and were soon inundating her with orders.

And so her hobby became a serious occupation and the teacher a designer who lives and breathes perfectionism. Because her hand-produced furniture, which is made of stainless steel from ThyssenKrupp, is welded by specially trained craftsmen, she even learned how to weld herself: "I had to find out how it's done."

For Lizzy Heinen, precision and exclusiveness are always the top priorities. The successful label has now been on the market for more than 15 years and collaborates with 70 craftsmen – all of them experts in their field. The garden furniture collection is growing all the time and has fans across the globe. Whether they order the lightweight chair classic "GM-202", which weighs just 11 kilos, the wide "GM-215" lounge sofa or one of the many tables, loungers and water features, the unique pieces are sold and shipped directly from the firm's premises in Waltrop.

Lizzy Heinen has a showroom in her home town too: prospective customers can experience the top-class quality for themselves at Waltrop's former coal mine. They will also discover that service plays a key role for this particular company, which takes made-to-measure sizes and custom-built solutions in its stride as a matter of course. Today the collection includes indoor furniture as well. The enterprising designer is always coming up with new ways to expand her concept of premium products in premium stainless steel.

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Photos: Heiner Köpcke, Lizzy Heinen

L. Heinen Design
Schörlinger Strasse 17
DE-45731 Waltrop
Tel. 0049 (0) 2309 76890
Fax 0049 (0) 2309 73926
Mobil 0049 (0) 172 9198222
info@lizzy-heinen.de
www.lizzy-heinen.de