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Stable in the traditional upholstery trade, mental in the future
125 years - that is an absolute rarity in the furniture industry. There are perhaps only a handful of brands that are this old and have been family-run throughout. And probably none has undergone such a radical transformation as Bretz:
From mass furniture manufacturer to small, fine manufactory, from solid standard to elegant and at the same time unmistakable upholstered furniture. They are as expansive as they are comfortable, often unorthodox in shape, always upholstered in velvet and as colorful as birds of paradise - “True Characters”. And so are the people behind them: individualists full of energy, ambition and stubbornness. This is the only reason why Bretz has been able to constantly change and yet remain true to itself.
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Johann Bretz founded the company in 1895. Since then, every upholstered piece of furniture that leaves our manufactory in Gensingen is a handmade original. It took passion and a lot of courage to keep the family business running over the years. From total destruction in World War II, to the recession in 1986, to being saved by the Bretz brothers, Norbert and Hartmut, in the following year. In 2009, Hartmut’s daughter, Carolin Kutzera, initially joined the company as a designer, and since 2018 she has shared the management with her uncle Norbert Bretz.
History
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