Designer · Germany · 1928–2010
Helmut Bätzner
Helmut Bätzner (1928–2010) – German architect and designer from Karlsruhe, creator of the Bofinger BA 1171, the first mass-produced one-piece plastic chair.
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1928–2010
- Country
- Germany
Helmut Bätzner was born on 2 January 1928 in Nagold and died on 21 January 2010 in Karlsruhe. He trained as a cabinetmaker and then studied architecture at the University of Stuttgart; he was a student and associate of Rolf Gutbrod. In 1962–1963, he was a fellow at Villa Massimo in Rome, and from 1964 he worked as an independent architect and designer.
In 1964, he won the competition for a new building for Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe (built in 1970–1975). For this project, his office developed the Bofinger chair (BA 1171) in 1964–1966 – the first mass-produced one-piece plastic chair, manufactured by Bofinger until 1984 and serving as a model for many others; it is held in the collections of many museums.
Key designs
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Bofinger BA 1171 chair
one-piece plastic chair
