Superpine
Silver fir (Abies Alba), queen of the softwoods.
Our Superpine shelving system is a tribute to the mighty silver fir trees native to the Bregenzerwald. One of the great advantages of silver fir is that it can be used to produce large, unglued boards. The Superpine shelving system – made of silver fir and blackened steel – elevates this potential.
Each of the two materials used does what it can do best: Slender steel columns with straps structure the vertical, while solid silver fir boards provide shelf space and create the horizontal. The material combination of steel and silver fir exhibits high stability with minimal dead weight.
Year: 2019
Material: solid silver fir, blackened steel
Production partner: Waldmetall
Design: Klemens Grund and Martin Bereuter
Photography: Adolf Bereuter
About the designers
Martin Bereuter
Born in Lingenau in the Bregenzerwald in 1973, he studied architecture in Liechtenstein before taking over his parents' carpentry business in 2006. Collaboration with artists, designers and creative people in the broadest sense characterizes his joinery and leads to international awards and recognition. Since 2007 Martin Bereuter has been a member of the board of Werkraum Bregenzerwald, since 2015 chairman.
Klemens Grund
Born in 1982 in the Black Forest is a master carpenter and designer. He studies at the Academy of Crafts, Gut Rosenberg in Aachen and graduates in 2007. In the studio of the renowned architect Peter Zumthor he works for 3 years before he goes freelance and focuses entirely on his own designs. Today Klemens Grund lives in Switzerland. He works in the 3D studio of the Kunstgiesserei Sankt Gallen, gives workshops and teaches.