Sense of taste: Christine Kröncke Interior Design

It isn’t easy to make a name for yourself in the furniture industry today. It is better if you already have one. Christine Kröncke, who in 1974 founded the company that bears her name, is a calm, steady presence in the interior design scene. Consistency, single-mindedness and a keen affinity for people who place importance on beautiful, customised dwellings are just three of the secrets to her more than 45 years of success.

With love and passion
Taste can’t be bought – either you have it or you don’t. And it is open to debate. One of the unalterable credos of Christine Kröncke Interior Design is that when it comes to furnishing, nothing should be left to chance. It is also clear that there are as many styles as there are people – each unique and distinct and deserving of expression. The grande dame of interiors, born in 1943, always placed the focus on one’s personality. With her sure touch and her know-how, she made people’s wishes, preferences, aspirations and dreams a reality. Right up to today, with finesse and an eye for the whole, her collections give rise to entire living environments.

Seeking and finding
Christine Kröncke likes to quote the philosopher Martin Heidegger: ‘The human being is a dweller.’ Accordingly, she views dwelling as an active part of life, as a diverse, vital process which is never truly finished. And that is exactly what makes it so beautiful: the personal world in which one dwells should change in harmony with the individual, like small screws that one turns. Not stasis, but rather new impetus – accompanied by a professional team with a trained eye and a clear grasp of the big picture. Here one can draw on a great depth and range of resources, creating seamless ensembles, from the inviting sofa to the elegant lamp, from the decorative chair to fitting accessories, all in incomparable style.

In the best of hands
A lot was set in motion in the firm, too, when in 2010 the founder entrusted the course of the company to an experienced pair of executives. Frank Stohlmeyer, with the firm for over thirty years now, brought to his new management position strengths from both his business training and his expertise as a wood technician. Together with Jörg von Sichart, who joined Christine Kröncke as a trained carpenter, business economist and interior design consultant in 2006, he continues to guide the company on its proven path. Both are active as managing partner and majority shareholder.

On all levels
Proximity to the customer is one of the most important ingredients in Christine Kröncke Interior Design’s recipe for success. The firm attends to the customer’s needs in every respect, with a competence based on a wealth of experience in all questions of design; exquisite premium materials like leather, woods and surfaces in the highest quality; and professional support in matters of care and use. The new company management focuses above all on a wide-ranging in-house planning service featuring all available modern tools, for example with exclusive 3D visualisations that can significantly facilitate the decision-making process. The customer is personally accompanied, step by step, with a strong orientation to style, in every planning stage – whether for a room, a full storey or a whole building. Here, too, nothing is left to chance.

Knowing and doing
Christine Kröncke demonstrated unwavering consistency in all her work, never compromising in questions of quality or timelessness. Harmony and an unobtrusive coherence had utmost priority. It was her avowed aim that the interiors she created always spark an immediate response, one of joy in dwelling and the desire for transformation. Christine Kröncke wanted her designs to serve as a source of inspiration, as a stimulus to complement and expand, and thus to breathe new life into the spaces we live in. She was, perhaps, right from the start, what is now called an influencer. With her embrace of urbanity, her enthusiasm for the most divergent design directions and her freedom from rigid dogmas and rules, she created extraordinary living environments that guarantee joy – today and far into the future.

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