History

The History of wb form at a Glance

1930/32
Alvar Aalto designs the Bed Sofa Model 63

1936
The brothers Battista und Gino Giudici design the Lido Sun Lounger for the Locarno beach in Tessin, Switzerland 

1949/50     
Max Bill designs the Square-Round Table, Three-Round Table and the Three Leg Chair

1951/52
Max Bill designs the Cross Frame Chair

1954
Max Bill designs the iconic Ulm Stool for the students of the Ulm School of Design in Ulm, Germany, in collaboration with Hans Gugelot

1958
wb form acquires the license to sell Knoll International's office furniture in Switzerland and establishes a wholsesale department for this purpose named 'engros'

1961/62      
Ulrich P. Wieser designs the UPW Shelving System

1964       
Ulrich P. Wieser becomes head of the wb engros division 

Max Bill designs the Bill-Barstool for the 'Bar du Theatre' at the 1964 Exposition in Lausanne, Switzerland

1966        
The engros division is re-named 'wb form'

1970      
Susi Berger-Wyss und Ueli Berger design the Cloud Lamp

1990     
wb form is re-established (until 2000)

1992      
First series of Ulm Stools are produced and distributed

1995 
Lukas Buol und Marco Zünd design the Turtle Bed        

1998      
wb form produces the re-edition of the Lido Sun Lounger by Battista und Gino Giudici

2000     
Willy Guhl designs the small Eternit-cement Garden Table to match his iconic Garden Chair 

wb form produces the re-edition of the Alvar Aalto Sofa Bed  

2001
Ulrich P. Wieser designs the UPW Serving Trolley

2011  
wb form is re-activated and receives the license to re-edit, produce and distribute the max bill Collection

2013
Max Bill's iconic Ulm Stool is presented in 6 colors at the 'neue räume' Fair in Zürich, Switzerland

2014
Shigeru Ban receives the world renowned Pritzker Prize

2015
Shigeru Ban's Carta Collection is launched at the  'neue räume' Fair in Zürich, Switzerland

2016
wb form integrates wb engros/Edition wb Basel

2017 

New wb form products are presented at the Milan Furniture Fair in Pallazo Litta: Shigeru Ban's Bench,  Table and Lounge Table from the Carta Collection, along with Max Bill's Three-Round Table in two new color surfaces and his iconic Ulm Stool in black

Carta Chaise Longue by Shigeru Ban receives the Iconic Award for Interior Innovation