How it's made

From flat sheet to standing object.

Design
Step 1

Design

Every object begins as a sketch, transformed into a technical drawing. Dimensions are precise to 0.01 mm. The constraint is material: what can be cut from 3 mm sheet, assembled without tools, and held in one hand.

Designed in Krefeld, Germany

Material sourcing
Step 2

Material sourcing

Stainless steel 1.4301 and brass MS63 (CuZn37) from European producers. The alloy designations are printed on every certificate of conformity we hold.

Europe-sourced sheet metal

Precision cutting
Step 3

Precision cutting

Each element is waterjet cut at plus or minus 0.15 mm tolerance. At 3 mm material thickness, that is the difference between a part that finds its position and one that needs force. The cutting is done by a family-owned studio in Austria.

Family-owned waterjet studio, Austria. +/- 0.15 mm tolerance

Finishing
Step 4

Finishing

Depending on the finish: tumbled for a matte uniform surface, or polished to mirror grade (No. 8). The finishing step takes longest. It is also the most visible.

Tumbled / Mirror No. 8

Packaging
Step 5

Packaging

The packaging is made in Krefeld by a family-owned business from smooth bookbinder board (Graupappe). Three parts: inner box, outer sleeve, ribbon. Each unit is checked in Krefeld before it is packed.

Family-owned packaging studio, Krefeld. Recycled board.

Assembly
Step 6

Assembly

The H64 reaches you in two parts. There are no tools, no instructions, no adhesives. The two elements slide crosswise into one another and find their position. The sound they make is the final proof.

Quality checked in Krefeld. Assembled by you.

Few steps, few hands, all of them known to us.