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A Gallery of Modernity 

ANKER-Teppichboden 

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A GALLERY OF MODERNITY 

ANKER-TEPPICHBODEN has been producing textile floor coverings for over 

150 years. During that same span of time, architecture liberated itself from 

its neo-historical bonds and has since arrived in the present via Arts & 

Crafts, Modernism and post-war Modernism. ANKER-TEPPICHBODEN has 

accompanied this process from the outset. We have worked consistently 

with leading architects and interior designers during all of these eras – 

welcoming the inspiration and challenges they have offered. This small 

brochure traces our progress through 150 years of architectural history. 

Thus it is no coincidence that ANKER-TEPPICHBODEN has been the leading 

German producer of commercial-grade carpeting for decades. Our collaboration 

with all of these architects and interior designers has involved us in 

a continuous learning process that has shaped the philosophy of our company. 

The challenges posed by such architects as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 

Egon Eiermann, Lord Norman Foster and Andrée Putman in the past and 

the present have ensured the progressive development and optimization of 

our products. 

We realized early on that carpets for professional use in buildings of high 

architectural quality are more than short-lived trend products. Thus we 

have always regarded our commercial carpets as technical systems. And 

architects consistently challenge us to come up with new and innovative 

design and material solutions. 

We strive to ensure that the colours, structures and surfaces of our carpeting 

are always in tune with contemporary developments in architecture. The 

technical design, material characteristics and performance features of our 

carpeting are oriented toward the requirements that must be met by modern 

office buildings, hotels, health-care and nursing facilities or shopping malls. 

Over 150 years of architecture and more than 150 years of ANKER-TEPPICH- 

BODEN have combined to produce an “ANKER Gallery of Modernity”, from 

which we are pleased to present a small selection of highlights in this brochure.

Charles rennie Mackintosh 

Bauhaus-Architects 

ludwig Mies van der Rohe 

Egon Eiermann 

Ralf Schüler 

Frank O. Gehry & Thomas Beucker 

Lord Norman Foster 

AndrÉe Putman 

ANKER-TEPPICHBODEN AND PRE-MODERN ARCHITECTURE 

The Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh marks the transition to 

the modern era in architecture and design. In his “Arts Lovers House” in 

Glasgow, he blended architecture, interior design and product design to 

create an appealing total work of art. All elements in the house were designed 

in keeping with a uniform concept – and executed with equal rigour 

and consistency. 

During those years, designers at Anker-TEPPICHBODEN responded in their 

own designs not only to the work of such architects as Mackintosh – but also 

to the leading designers of the Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts 

movements. 

Photo: The Annan Gallery




Egon Eiermann 

Ralf Schüler 




ANKER-TEPPICHBODEN AND EARLY MODERN ARCHITECTURE 

Product designs by the Bauhaus architects consistently reflected the possibilities 

offered by current developments in technology. The robust yet lightweight 

tubular steel furniture designed by Marcel Breuer signalled the beginning 

of the modern era in the field of product design as well. High-performance 

materials were commonly used in state-of-the-art technology, as is evident 

in the photographs of passenger cabins in German aircraft. In order to reduce 

weight to a minimum while meeting the highest standards of comfort, tubular 

aluminium profiles were often used in furniture construction. 

The same requirements applied to floor coverings in dirigibles. And thus 

Anker carpeting was selected – in a design developed by Prof. Soeder, 

the chief architect at the Zeppelin Works. 

Photo: Bauhaus-Archive Berlin, Lucia Moholy




Egon Eiermann 

Ralf Schüler 




ANKER-TEPPICHBODEN AND CLASSICAL MODERN ARCHITECTURE 

One of the crowning achievements of the modern architecture in Germany 

during the 1950s was the National Gallery in Berlin. This mature late work 

by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe remains a symbol of the beginning of a new 

era of architecture in Germany – and of a new chapter in the history of 

classical modernism. The building is a symbol of an indivisible Germany 

in a divided city. 

Mies van der Rohe selected ANKER carpeting for the floors of the National 

Gallery – in a design he developed specifically for that project. The carpets 

were first replaced in 1988 and again in 2004 – in each case after nearly 

twenty years of use, and in each case with ANKER carpeting based on the 

original design. 

Photo: Bauhaus-Archive Berlin




Egon Eiermann 

Ralf Schüler 




ANKER-TEPPICHBODEN and post-war modernism 

The second phase of the modern era in Germany began with the buildings designed 

by Egon Eiermann. It was no longer the old Bauhaus teachers who now 

set about to shape the image of the Federal Republic of Germany but rather 

a new generation of architects. Egon Eiermann’s high-rise office building for 

delegates to the German Bundestag – also known as the “Langer Eugen” – 

and the German pavilion at the World’s Fair in Brussels were two of the most 

striking German buildings erected during this period. 

And the carpeting in both Bonn and Brussels was designed in cooperation with 

Anker-TEPPICHBODEN. The carpeting for the pavilion in Brussels featured 

a design developed by Prof. Margret Hildebrand, the interior designer responsible 

for the project. 

Photo: Work archives Egon Eiermann




Egon Eiermann 

Ralf Schüler 




ANKER-TEPPICHBODEN AND THE LATE MODERN ERA 

The buildings that originated in the early 1970s reflect a mood of boundless 

optimism and belief in a bright future made possible by technology. The International 

Conference Centre (ICC) in Berlin stands as a symbol of this faith 

in progress. Designed by Berlin architect Ralf Schüler, the ICC represented 

an optimistic landmark of a high-tech society within the urban organism of 

Berlin, a gateway to the western part of the city. 

The Anker carpeting he selected for the project represents the Op Art of 

the period and complements the overall architectural concept of the ICC. 

Photo privately: Ralf Schüler




Egon Eiermann 

Ralf Schüler 




ANKER-TEPPICHBODEN AND CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE 

The buildings designed by Frank O. Gehry played an instrumental role in 

restoring architecture to its rightful place as a focus of broad public interest. 

The Zollhof project in Düsseldorf evolved into an icon of contemporary architecture. 

Aside from the striking design of the trio of buildings, a major challenge 

posed by this project was the highly complex realization phase carried 

out under the supervision of Thomas Beucker of the German firm of Beucker, 

Maschlanka & Partner. 

An integral component of the sophisticated concept is the Anker carpeting 

installed in the Zollhof. 

Photo: Thomas Mayer Archive




Egon Eiermann 

Ralf Schüler 





Lord Norman Foster is regarded world-wide as one of the most important 

architects of the past several decades. He is a rigorous advocate of innovation, 

and the challenges he poses to project engineers and companies have 

regularly triggered new developments in building technology. His projectbased 

and independent contributions to product design have earned him 

a reputation as the most influential designer in this field. One of his most 

recent projects was the Freie Universität in Berlin. 

The new carpeting solution developed in collaboration with Anker-Teppich- 

BODEN represents the finishing touch that brings the interior design concept 

for the Berlin project to successful completion. 

Photo: Carolyn Djanogly




Egon Eiermann 

Ralf Schüler 





Andrée Putman is the grande dame of international interior design. The 

creator of interiors of timeless quality, she has remained independent of 

short-lived current and fashionable trends for fifty years. In her projects, 

she unites the highest standards of design with the consistent use of the 

very best materials available. 

Andrée Putman designs carpets world-wide for well-known buildings, for 

example – together with the product designers of ANKER-TEPPICHBODEN 

– modular carpet tiles laid in a random design, all in the same direction. 

Photo: Brigitte Baudesson

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