5 Questions with Tarantik & Egger - designers of the Minimal shower and more
Some studios build furniture. Tarantik & Egger build a conversation with the moment. Working from Germany, they turn local timber, steel, and instinct into outdoor pieces that don’t just sit there—they ask something back. We asked five questions to see how they pull it off.
1. What’s the single most important principle guiding your design philosophy, and how does it manifest in your latest collection?
Zeitgeist. The conversations we have consistently during our entire design process revolve around Zeitgeist. What is it in that given moment? Are we considering it? Material, form, finish, presentation; all of it is derived from such conversations.
At Tarantik & Egger, design doesn’t chase fashion—it captures a moment in motion. Their latest collection reflects an unbroken thread of questions about material, form, and feeling, all anchored to the present tense.
2. Materials tell a story. Can you share one material choice that defines your work, and why it’s non-negotiable for you?
We use local timber whenever we use wood.
It’s a choice that does more than nod to sustainability. Using local timber ties each piece to a real place, giving the work a grounded honesty that’s impossible to fake.
3. If you could change one misconception about your craft or industry, what would it be?
It sometimes takes a lot of energy to discuss our work, process and thinking with people outside our industry. We would teach design classes in high school to enable more people to talk comfortably about our craft and industry.
For Tarantik & Egger, the challenge isn’t in making good design. It’s in making good conversations about it. Their wish? A world where more people feel at home speaking the language of craft.
4. What’s one decision in your design process that no one ever notices—but you’d never compromise on?
We usually choose the best parts and materials possible for our products. We work in the premium sector and it’s always a choice for the best.
Quiet decisions build lasting objects. For the studio, selecting the highest quality parts isn’t something they announce—but it’s something every piece quietly carries.
5. If someone truly understands your work, what’s the one thing they say that lets you know they “get it”?
“Tarantik & Egger is trying something.”
Not polishing what’s expected. Not repeating what sells. Trying something. It’s the risk—and the reward—that defines everything they make.