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Eva Mechler

  • Cabinetmaker
  • Wittstock, Germany
  • Master Artisan
Eva Mechler Cabinetmaker
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The beauty of praticality

  • • Eva creates bespoke wood furniture with a contemporary design
  • • She is inspired by the aesthetic simplicity of Shaker furniture
  • • She combines modern technology and traditional excellence

In 1995 Eva Mechler was fed up with the grammar school, its system and its approach to learning. So in the 10th grade she decided to leave school and to take up a traditional carpentry apprenticeship instead, “I wanted to create something with my own hands and put my interest in geometry into practice.” Fast forward six years later, Eva reached the rank of a master carpenter following the footsteps of her grandfather. “At the age of eight, I built my first piece of furniture together with my grandfather. He was a carpenter himself and made furniture and toys for me and my brothers.” Today, with more than 25 years of experience, Eva has developed a unique but simple aesthetic that uncompromisingly builds on quality with a special focus on contemporary design that delivers for the future.

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Twin Drawer Cabinet

Eva Mechler designed this walnut wood cabinet to compliment her Bathroom Collection. This versatile twin drawer cabinet can be fixed directly to a wall with hidden brackets as an independent unit. Modelled to your taste also in different dimensions, the interior of the drawers can be made with solid wood dividers for storage of fine items of clothing or for other types of accessory.

Length 120 cm
Width 43.3 cm
Height 17.8 cm

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The Brandenburg Hocker

The Brandenburg Hocker is one evolution from a collection of six individual stools designed and made by Eva Mechler. This stool as illustrated was commissioned by Swiss Krono as a certified limited edition of thirty pieces. The brief demanded locally sourced skills and materials incorporating ecologically sound production method. The main challenges addressed were in securing German oak from the local area, creating unique templates for wood carving, and hand printing the Swiss Krono logo.

Length 131.5 cm
Width 57.5 cm
Height 87 cm

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Angled Frame Cabinet

This cherry wood cabinet was inspired by a design from 1950 by Robin Day. Eva Mechler has adapted the design to a solid Angled Frame structure. This cabinet offers an understated style statement with its suspension architecture and its practical fittings of shelves and drawers. Currently, available to order with individualised modifications and using your own choice of solid wood, for example, Cherry, Ash, Walnut, or Chestnut.

Length 131.5 cm
Width 57.5 cm
Height 87 cm

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Solid Wood Bathtub

Inspired by a walk in the Swiss mountains where Eva Mechler discovered a drinking fountain constructed from solid wood. This bathtub is created and carved from solid walnut and is both practical and luxurious. Finished using multiple layers of hand applied natural oils that allow the natural character of the wood to stand out whilst providing years of use and pleasure long into the future. The bathtub is available to order in a variety of sizes, shapes, and dimensions, also with a choice of solid woods including, for example, walnut, ash, and chestnut.

Length 171.5 cm
Width 72 cm
Height 54.5 cm

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Wrap around cabinet

Inspired by the shape of a simple boat, this cabinet is made to measure and is designed to accompany a bathtub or a sofa .. and is created as a practical and flexible piece of furniture to provide storage and convenience where ever it is placed. With its ‘L’ shape design the cabinet is creating a fundamental utilisation of valuable space, and it is entirely possible to create this item in dimensions and wood choices to suit your specific needs.

Length 144 cm
Width 71.3 cm
Height 55.2 cm

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400 Year Stool

The 400 Year Stool is an award winning original design and creation by Eva Mechler. The design is inspired by the shape of a rocking horse that Eva had been sketching for her children's collection. The stool is made by hand from European oak and finished with natural plant oils. Each 400 Year Stool is provided with a certificate of authenticity personally signed by the maker.

Length 68 cm
Width 36 cm
Height 42 cm

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