Time travel
interlübke timeline
Carefully designed furniture was already being created, mainly by skilled craftsmen, in the early days of our factory. And even if we are considered the inventors of the modern continuous wardrobe: our origins lie in high-quality individual pieces of furniture. To this day, we create modern furniture in a sophisticated design that will enrich your life. It is planned individually, as solitary units or as an integrative concept solution. Wherever you feel perfectly at home …
Polished bedrooms
In the Westphalian town of Wiedenbrück, the brothers Leo and Hans Lübke set up a furniture factory, specializing in the production of polished bedrooms with wardrobes, dressers and beds. The company grows rapidly. During World War II, production is changed temporarily to makeshift housing and furniture for officers, crew lockers and beds, as well as aircraft parts.
1930sFurniture for railway wagons
In peacetime the factory is used as accommodation for British occupying forces. Commissioned by them, railway wagons are fitted with simple, functional furniture. More complex interiors for buffet and saloon cars follow. Furniture production increasingly shifts back to private residential needs.
1940sIncluding the Ethiopian emperor's household
During the Economic Miracle, demand for sophisticated furnishings increases. Customers throughout Germany and its neighbouring countries are supplied, then soon also in countries overseas, even including the Ethiopian emperor's household. On a trip to visit troops in Germany, Princess Margaret from Britain slept in a bedroom made by us in Rheda-Wiedenbrück. The interior designer Michael Bayer becomes the first creative director, designs our exhibition stands and is the first in the industry to have a catalogue illustrated with photos instead of drawings. We are the only German furniture maker actively engaging in brand management and supplying its products exclusively to selected furniture stores.The furniture programme launched under the name An- und Aufbauprogramm 127 (extension and assembly programme) departs radically from the traditional bedroom combinations that are customary in the fifties. For the first time, complete room furnishings can be planned and built using a variety of individual elements, while making optimum use of space.
1950s„Interior“ and „internationality“
The name interlübke appears for the first time, as a natural association with „interior“ and „internationality“. The neologism becomes the company name and the brand. Michael Bayer designs the word logo that is still used to this day. In 1963 the Swiss interior designer Walter Müller suggests that interlübke produce a „continuous wardrobe“ which is assembled using few parts and can be expanded almost endlessly by adding units. Under the name interlübke 61 the revolutionary design becomes a successful programme. The concept idea is to be found in a further developed form to this day – in our wardrobe programme collect plus, which can be used universally in all living areas. interlübke grows and grows, with the product portfolio being expanded to include programmes for living and dining rooms. The architect J.G. Hanke designs the new, award-winning company building, which is inaugurated in 1965. With its clear design, executed mostly monochromatically in white, interlübke furniture becomes the epitome of modern living.
1960sFoundations are laid
Promoting innovative design ideas and making good design even better are among the characteristic traits of interlübke. New market ideas are tried out, including the off-the-shelf programme bip line. Our wardrobe programme alternum is created, and with the ranges studimo and duo the foundations are laid for two genuine interlübke classics. One of the many examples of functionality and technical finesse is the opening mechanism of our gliding-door wardrobe which can be can be opened silently with just the touch of a finger.
1970sFurniture for the pop generation
With duo, interlübke for the first time launches a consciously youthful and colourful range of furniture for the pop generation. Its creator is designer Peter Maly, who exerts considerable influence on interlübke's portfolio in the seventies and eighties with furniture programmes such as mutaro, duo and a redesign of the wardrobe classic 40S. interlübke expands its circle of creative designers with Rolf Heide and Peter Kräling.
1980sClarity, consistency and quality
In economically turbulent times, interlübke again focuses uncompromisingly on the fundamental values of the brand: clarity, consistency and quality. In 1996, Helmut Lübke takes over the management of the company and leads interlübke back along the road to success. He and his son Leo Lübke hold all of the company shares.
1990sIlluminated furniture
At the beginning of the millennium, interlübke launches the first illuminated furniture with alternating colour moods: eo by Wulf Schneider receives the German Design Award. With the initial design of cube, created for us by Werner Aisslinger, one of the most successful furniture programmes to date is introduced in 2002. In 2010, the revolutionary wardrobe system reef by Neuland Industredesign with cascading fronts is released.
2000sGermany in private
Instead of elaborate celebrations, a gift to the nation at home: To mark the company's 75th anniversary, the representative opinion research study „Germany in private – How the Germans live“ is published in May 2012. interlübke is being managed in the third generation by Leo Lübke since 2006. For the first time in the brand's 78-year history, 50 years after the opening of the company building, a showroom specifically for dealers is created at the site in September 2015. Presented as a living product and factory exhibition, this is where we show our complete premium collection, furnishing concepts and latest innovations.
2010sinterlübke and domovari set course together
With the sale to domovari in August 2022, interlübke continues to be run by a family business. The production of high-quality furniture by hand, made in Germany and with precise craftsmanship, is the cornerstone of both companies. "We believe in Germany as a production location and are convinced that our concept can securely position the brand, company and products for the future. We will continue to be a trustworthy and strong partner for specialised trade and end customers," domovari Managing Director Dr. Frank Oehmke is convinced.
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