WMF

WMF – the brand with over 170 years of tradition in quality

WMF – how has it all started

WMF brand has been known for its quality for over 170 years. Its history started in 1853, when the mill owner Daniel Straub, together with the Schweizer brothers, established the Straub & Schweizer metal works in Geislingen. In 1862, Straub & Schweizer silver-plated tableware and serving dishes were awarded medals of distinction at the Great London Exposition and in 1868 the first store was founded in Berlin. In 1880, the company merged with Metallwarenfabrik Ritter & Co. to form the company Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF), with its headquarters in Geislingen.

WMF - company’s principles

WMF brand always strives to capture the trends of the times and to stand out from its competition without losing sight of the company’s DNA. WMF has always been loyal to the company’s principles: the design and production and sale of modern, quality products with a high practical value.

The WMF product archive and design icons

WMF maintains its own an archive of products from more than 150 years in its company building in Geislingen, which includes around 11,000 individual pieces from all areas of production. There are purely functional goods as well as high-quality design objects based on the designs of well-known artists. It includes WMF first coffee machine made for domestic use in 1880, Art Noveau centrepiece from 1904, the first Sicomatic pressure cooker from 1927, "Max and Mortitz" salt and pepper shaker based on designs by Bauhaus student Wilhelm Wagenfeld made in 1954 and the tableware from Wagenfeld’s design studio designed in 1950s.

Popular WMF products, their style and design

WMF offers products for your kitchen and dining room that have a modern, simple, minimalistic look. The combination of stainless steel, glass and black plastic is timeless and elegant and will match all modern but also classic interiors. In the WMF catalogue, you will find cooking pots and pans, pressure cookers, kitchen appliances, all types of kitchen tools and utensils but also a great range of tableware, including dinnerware for kids.

The most popular products by WMF are:

• WMF cookware; high-quality cooking pots and pans are made from stainless steel 18/10 and robust and durable Cromargan®
• WMF pressure cookers which help you cook meat, stews, poultry, fish and vegetables faster and healthier
• cutlery sets of different style
• electric kettles, coffee machines, stand blenders and other appliances
• knives and knife blocks which are manufactured in WMF’s Hayingen factory in Southern Germany