Stool "Blueprint Edition" – Steel · 48 cm | ROWAC

ROWAC · STOOLNot for this autumn. For the next hundred years.The ROWAC Schemel was designed in 1909 by Karl Robert Wagner and faithfully revived in 2020 — without modification, because none were needed. Original pieces from the 1920s are still in daily use in workshops and studios. That is not a promise — it is a hundred-year stress test. The Blueprint Edition marks the centenary of the Bauhaus building in Dessau, completed by Walter Gropius in 1926 and celebrating its hundredth anniversary this very year: the colour RAL 5002 carries the name of the Blaupause — the architectural blueprint that turned an idea into a building. Cold-rolled steel, every connection riveted, visible and repairable: a gift for people who choose well once and leave it at that.Riveted, not welded · Cold-rolled steel · Powder-coated RAL 5002 · Seat height 48 cm · Weight 3.8 kg · Made in the Erzgebirge (40 km radius) · Spare parts available · Designed 1909DETAILS MaterialCold-rolled steel, formed and riveted Seat plateSteel (Model MIS) FinishPowder coat Blueprint — RAL 5002 Seat height48 cm Weight3.8 kg ProductionErzgebirge, Saxony, within a 40 km radius SteelFrom Brandenburg DesignKarl Robert Wagner, 1909 ManufacturerROWAC GmbH, Wolkenstein / Saxony Spare partsAvailable on request QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWho is the ROWAC Schemel the right gift for?For people who do not compromise on the things they touch every day — architects, designers, makers, craftspeople, anyone who works and lives with considered quality. For someone who sees a stool not as an afterthought but as a position. And for anyone drawn to the spirit of the Bauhaus: the belief that things must be properly thought through to survive. The ROWAC Schemel is not a gift that sits on a shelf — it gets used, and it stays.What is the Blueprint Edition?The Blueprint Edition marks the centenary of the Bauhaus building in Dessau, completed by Walter Gropius in 1926 — a building celebrating its hundredth anniversary in this very year, 2026. “Blueprint” is a Blaupause: the drawing that turns an idea into something that can actually be built. The Schemel was in daily use in the workshops of the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau — as a working tool, not a decoration. The colour RAL 5002 carries that moment: a deep, precise blue that holds its presence without imposing it. The first 100 pieces of the edition also included a limited fine art print of the original Bauhaus Dessau blueprint (50 × 60 cm).Why riveted — and not welded?Because a rivet is self-explanatory: you can see exactly how two pieces are held together. Riveted means every connection is visible, honest, and repairable by any metalworker — even a hundred years from now. Under overload, a riveted joint tends to deform rather than fail suddenly. The seat plate is fixed with specialist screws and can be replaced independently. What ROWAC calls a construction philosophy, others might call sustainability — but the philosophy came first.Can I order the ROWAC Schemel as a corporate gift?Yes — especially for architecture practices, design studios, and agencies that want to give something that will still be on a desk in ten years. Compact, clear in its statement, with a story behind it that no marketing brief could have written. For information on bulk orders, find all details in the menu under Business Gifts on charlesandmarie.de.ROWAC Schemel Blueprint Edition — the sitting object that does not need to be replaced.ROWAC · STOOLNo hidden joint. No construction lie. No design trick.The ROWAC Schemel was designed in 1909 by Karl Robert Wagner and faithfully revived in 2020 without revision — because there was nothing to revise. Cold-rolled steel, formed and riveted: every connection visible, every rivet honest, every joint repairable by any metalworker even a hundred years from now. The Blueprint Edition carries the colour of the Blaupause with which Walter Gropius planned the Bauhaus building in Dessau a hundred years ago — RAL 5002, a blue that is precise and stays precise. Made in the Erzgebirge mountain region of Saxony, within a 40-kilometre radius, with steel from Brandenburg. A sitting object that does not need its history to make the case — but has one that holds it.Riveted, not welded · Cold-rolled steel · Powder-coated RAL 5002 · Seat height 48 cm · 3.8 kg · 40 km production radius, Erzgebirge · Designed Karl Robert Wagner, 1909DETAILS MaterialCold-rolled steel, formed and riveted Seat plateSteel (Model MIS) FinishPowder coat Blueprint — RAL 5002 Seat height48 cm Weight3.8 kg ProductionErzgebirge, Saxony, within a 40 km radius SteelFrom Brandenburg DesignKarl Robert Wagner, 1909 ManufacturerROWAC GmbH, Wolkenstein / Saxony Spare partsAvailable on request QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWhat makes the riveted construction a design argument, not just a technical one?Because rivets are a position: visible, honest, self-explaining. You can see how two pieces lie over each other and are held together. Under overload, the joint deforms before it fails — unlike a weld. Original ROWAC pieces from the 1920s are still in use today: that is not a quality promise, it is a quality proof. A counterposition to the disposable object — not as a statement, but as the logical consequence of the construction method.What is the thinking behind the Blueprint Edition?A blueprint is the drawing that turns an idea into something that can be built. The edition marks the centenary of the Bauhaus building in Dessau, completed by Walter Gropius in 1926 — this year, 2026, is that hundredth anniversary. The Schemel was in daily use in the workshops of the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau — as a tool for making, not a decorative object. The colour RAL 5002 carries that moment: precise, without architectural self-dramatisation.Which other ROWAC models complement this one?ROWAC develops the Schemel as a family: Model MI with wooden seat plate at 50 cm (table height) and 75 cm (bar height), Model MIS with steel seat plate at 48 cm and 73 cm — the steel versions are also suitable for outdoor use. Several finish options allow for a curated ensemble. Find more ROWAC products via the footer on blickfang-designshop.com.ROWAC Schemel Blueprint Edition — at blickfang-designshop.com.