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OUR STARTING POINT IS A
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e take the finest materials and turn them into exclusive products. Amongst customers who visit the Eissmann Individual GmbH premises in Bad Urach, expectations naturally run high, and with good reason. Our customers are people of considerable means
who know that we can achieve the enhancements they aspire to for their yacht, plane, villa or everyday items. It makes no difference to our specialists whether they are presented with just a sketchy idea or a very specific design brief. They have the passion, the dedication and the exceptional specialist knowledge that makes them equal to such very special projects.
The Eissmann Group has now
material thanks to its natural
enables them to accomplish
been in existence for over
structure and the sense of
every task with aplomb. All our
50 years, and its subsidiary
where we get it from.
reference customers bear wit-
Eissmann Individual handles
ness to our special, and often,
these bespoke projects. The
Eissmann Individual is a full-
artistic work which is held in
main material they use is
service supplier for laminate,
high regard by their discerning
leather – a material in a
upholstery and leather-clad-
customers. Of course other
class of its own: natural,
ding projects, and looks after
high-class fabrics and mate-
stylish, soft and supple, yet
customers all over the world.
rials are also used, either on
at the same time durable
Leather work is done by highly-
their own or in combination
and malleable. Leather is a
trained specialists in our fac-
with leather, to produce the
truly fascinating and versatile
tory, and their craftsmanship
desired products.
Top designers have long since been creating items other than just furniture, clothing, shoes and bags; highquality leather is now also in great demand as a wall or floor covering.
full-service PERFECTION jusT-in-time
less know-how transfer, these are all areas in which Eissmann Individual scores well in this business sector for custom products; lead times are therefore significantly shorter than
Leather stands for pure luxury and
they are with large series production
individuality and meets the most ex-
businesses. Support for new ideas is
acting requirements; these are the
available from the Eissmann Group
properties of leather that appeal to
customers in connection with cars and
Automotive technology pool. This is
Eissmann’s clientèle.
caravans, some of which are, to say
where products that simply don’t yet
the least, out of the ordinary. The de-
exist in the market are developed.
Ever-increasing numbers of consumer
sire for individuality is extended to ev-
goods, from tobacco pipes to classy
eryday items in the sense of a custom
New market sectors and customer
coffee machines, from fountian pen
finish for an everyday runaround car
requirements form a never ending
bodies to key fobs, are now being fin-
as well as the mobile home or luxury
challenge. One challenge is to establish
ished in leather. It goes without saying
caravan that gets used for holidays.
the brand name Eissmann in the con-
that the work is carried out to such a
Leather finishes are in demand for in-
sumer market with our own products.
high standard that seams are almost
strument panels, seat covers, roofliner
impossible to see, or the ornamental
components and key trays to name but
A joint venture involving carbon tech-
seam on the lid of a fountain pen lines
a few.
nology is a starting point that will
up precisely with the barrel when it is screwed on – outstanding workmanship!
enable us to supply high-quality, stylish With all custom finishes the quality of
items of furniture in the near future.
the raw materials represents a key
By developing its own furniture brand,
As well as customers who own luxury
factor. We have a tried-and-tested net-
Eissmann Individual is resolutely con-
yachts, residences or consumer goods
work of suppliers that we have built up
tinuing to script its own success story.
and want to enhance them with a spe-
over a long period. Our suppliers take
cial finish, our specialist operation in
care of their side of the equation admi-
Bad Urach is now beginning to see
rably. The most important raw mate-
a marked increase in interest from
rial of all, the leather, is sourced from
customers in the airline industry. For
tanneries all round the world who take
instance, Eissmann Individual custom-
care of Eissmann Individual’s require-
ised and fitted new leather covers to
ments.
all the first-class seats on 18 long-haul aircraft for Lufthansa.
The fact that the Group’s headquarters are located nearby represents another
Needless to say, Eissmann Individual
significant advantage. Short distances,
also caters for many requests from
speedy decision-making and effort-
Vision
Indivi duality is the
LuxuRY of our
time.
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turning visions into reality.
THE FINEST MATERIALS
TAKE THE BEST AND MAKE IT
EVEN BETTER! The specialists who work at Eissmann
It is challenging to get the in-demand
product that they are looking for – in-
Individual are especially committed when
materials such as Stingray, goatskin,
dividuality is the thing that custom-
it comes to highlighting the virtues of a
alligator- or snakeskin into the desired
ers expect, and that is exactly what
fine leather, high quality fabric or wood,
format. It takes many years of experi-
they get from Eissmann. As well as
a role that they perform on a daily basis.
ence of these materials, which are any-
leather covering, refinement is also
It is not simply a matter of covering sur-
thing but easy to work with, in order to
performed with time-consuming sew-
faces with available high-quality materials.
meet customers’ unpredictable wishes –
ing or raised seams produced either
Our creative designers are constantly
for furniture and furniture add-ons
manually or by CNC sewing robots,
coming up with unique new products and
and also for accessories. Eissmann
either using 3D deep embossing or Laser
discovering new forms of finish. Look and
Individual relies here on a pool of design-
etching. This applies to furnishings for
feel are inseparably linked in this field. The
ers, material producers and suppliers
yachts, VIP jets and residences as well
latest example of this is a 3D relief with
from their international network. With a
as the refinement of consumer goods.
stylised roses growing out of the leather,
little help from these other professionals
or a depiction of wave structures on wall
our refinement specialists are able to give
panels which combine harmoniously
their customers a feeling of uniqueness.
with the space.
Each customer receives precisely the
Quality standard
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Wal l c over ing
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Expectations are high. And with good reason.
CONCEPTION
ENGINEERING DESIGN PROTOTYPE PRODUCTION
Modern technology plays a part in ab-
This highly specialised firm produces
Getting from the first napkin sketch to the
solutely everything nowadays. How-
one-off items of furniture with the aid
finished product is a living process, and
ever, top-quality hand-crafted one-off
of CAD and also creates floors and
one in which the customer is also fully
products always have and still do de-
staircases using Eissmann Individual
involved. Every phase of product develop-
pend on perfection. Perfection under-
floor tiles finished with a thick layer of
ment is communicated and documented
pins everything we do at Eissmann
leather. We also coat wall and ceiling
in open dialogue, everything is done with
Individual - from initial conception
sections with leather, fabric or Alcan-
total transparency. Eissmann Individual
through development and on to pro-
tara as well as upholster furniture
makes sure that its customers get pre-
duction. Employees of Eissmann Indi-
and beds, and produce leather trims
cisely what they want with absolutely no
vidual set extremely high standards
for consumer items such as coffee
compromises. Developing products that
for their own work.
pots, fountain-pens, lamps and cup-
are well-and-truly out of the ordinary –
board door handles.
this is Eissmann Individual’s passion.
WAY OF WORKING
“Is it even possible to do anything at all with this material?� YACHTING
Stingray, parchment, linen, eelskin, tree bark: These are no everyday materials and working with them requires a great deal of skill and know-how. Some of these materials can only be procured in small quantities. The materials are exclusive and intricate, and so too are the products that they are turned into.
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the highest
Form of
INDIVIDUALITY IS
CREATIVITY.
“HOW ABOUT SHAVING OFF ANOTHER TENTH OF A MILLIMETRE?” CONSUMER GOODS
The leather is fitted into the Sterling Silver body of the pen with precision down to the last millimetre. The stitching is done by hand with accurately controlled thread tension, and the seam runs perfectly. Precision preparatory work at the development stage is crucial for the finished product. Eissmann Individual maintains a constant dialogue with the customer throughout every development phase.
WAY OF WORKING
“COVER A COMPONENT MEASURING MORE THAN 5 METERS IN LENGTH?” AVIATION
When we work on aircraft components they are generally very large. However, customers still demand the same quality as with smaller items. In order to satisfy these requirements it is essential to know precisely how the exclusive material in question will behave when used on a large scale. Those involved also need absolute precision, plenty of patience and attention to detail.
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ARTISTRY IN LEATHER.
Eissmann International
IN DEMAND AROUND THE WORLD: QUALITY AND EXPERTISE FROM BAD URACH Eissmann Individual is the global market
not a global player in the conventional
coupled with work that is state-of-the-
leader for leather coverings in the luxury
sense, but is well-known as a force to be
art and features outstanding crafts-
segment. The company’s specialists,
reckoned with on every continent. The
manship. Eissmann Individual is based
based in Bad Urach in Germany, are
figures speak for themselves. The key
close to its customers with production
well-known around the world for their
strengths of this medium-sized company
facilities and partners on different conti-
finishing skills using leather and other
are its personal touch and support that
nents. Its unmistakable trademarks are
high-class materials. The company is
is tailored for each individual customer,
individuality and exclusivity.
FACTS & FIGURES: EISSMANN GROUP AUTOMOTIVE Eissmann Individual stands for sustainable growth. This includes developing the service it can provide on different continents. Of significant advantage for this expansion into international markets are the useful synergy effects that it can call on through technical and professional support from its parent company, Eissmann Automotive.
1964
The year the company was founded
â‚Ź 338 million
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Eissmann Group Automotive
Eissmann Group Automotive
Turnover (2014)
Production sites
BAD URACH
4,200
2
Eissmann Individual & Eissmann Group Automotive
Eissmann Group Automotive
Eissmann Group Automotive
Location/Head Office
Employees worldwide
Sales offices
Facts & figures
EISSMANN GROUP AUTOMOTIVE – AT HOME ALL OVER THE WORLD Europe, America, Asia – an important element in our success is proximity to our customers and suppliers. Development of a global presence is one of our corporate aims, and this creates trust as a result of our proximity and knowledge of local markets.
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5 Eissmann Automotive
1 Eissmann Automotive
Great Britain Sales Office United Kingdom
de México S.A. de C.V. MEXICO
2 Eissmann Automotive
North America, Inc. USA
3 Eissmann Automotive
North America, Inc. USA
4 Eissmann Automotive
North America, Inc. USA
6 Eissmann Automotive
Deutschland GmbH (Head Office) GERMANY
7 Eissmann Individual
GmbH GERMANY
8 Eissmann Automotive
Deutschland GmbH GERMANY
9 Dagro Eissmann
13 Eissmann Automotive
10 Eissmann Cotesa GmbH
14 Gearchief Eissmann
Automotive GmbH GERMANY
GERMANY 11 Eissmann Automotive
Ceská republika s.r.o. Czech Republic
12 Eissmann Automotive
Slovensko s.r.o SLOVAKIA
Hungaria Kft. HUNGARY
Kunshan Automotive Parts Co., Ltd CHINA
15 Gearchief Eissmann
Changchun Automotive Parts Co., Ltd CHINA
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LuxuRY
Individuality ALL THE RAGE
&
A desire to be able to afford something
cial wallcovering, floor or complete interi-
special. Eissmann Individual thrives in this
extra special – you bet! But how can you
or such as has never been created before.
market segment since the service it offers
differentiate yourself from the millionaire
Of course the same also applies to your
is second to none. It has outstanding ex-
next door? Luxury items off the peg are no
plane or the exclusive interior for your villa.
pertise and craftsmanship, lots of experi-
longer in such demand; if you’re going to
Demand is constantly increasing for one-
ence gained through the years and great
get yourself a yacht it needs to have a spe-
off fabrication and products that are extra
flexibility in both production and personnel.
Expenditure on luxury goods around the world is increasing
€65 billion
€70 billion
Leather goods and accessories
Art
+ 9%
+ 13%
€150 billion Technology
+ 25%
€60 billion
€60 billion
Fashion
Alcohol & food
+ 12%
+ 10% €335 billion
€320 billion
+ 11%
+ 13%
Holidays & hotels
Luxury cars
€120 billion
€50 billion
Watches & jewellery
+ 11%
Home & furnishings
€40 billion
+ 11%
+ 8%
Cosmetics
€50 billion Other
+ 11%
Source: BCG-Ipsos | Expenditure in 2012 & development forecast
Facts & figures
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DESIRES, DREAMS AND GOALS IN LIFE Nowadays people’s wishlists still include financial independence and material possessions, but appearing above these items on the list we increasingly find individuality and self determination. The market for luxury goods has recently been experiencing double-figure growth around the world – irrespective of crises and other economic factors. For our industry and also for developers and planners this means doing away with borders, making even the impossible come true and coming up with unique ideas over and over again. 90 % – Financial independence 75 % – Self determination & individuality 75 % – Satisfying material aspirations 45 % – Standing out from the crowd Source: www.standortzukunft.de/www.statista.com
DID YOU KNOW ... ... that the Boeing 777 – one of the largest
... that it takes two to three times as long
... that the Sultan of Brunei purchased his
aircraft in the world with seats for 300 to
to furnish the passenger cabin of a VIP
Boeing 777-400 from Lufthansa for 100
550 passengers – has been establishing
aircraft as it takes to actually build the
million dollars as long ago as 1992 and
itself as a private jet and being used as a
plane?
then proceeded to spend a further 120
VIP plane for people wanting to really live
million dollars on its interior?
it large?
PRIVATE JETS AROUND THE WORLD
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THE MOST POPULAR PRIVATE JETS
1. EUROPE
30.14 %
Gulfstream G550
2. NORTH AMERICA
27.96 %
embraer legacy 600/650
3. MIDDLE EAST
15.50 %
Cessna Citation Excel
4. RUSSIA
13.71 %
Bombardier Challenger 850
5. ASIA
10.30 %
Dassault Falcon 7X
6. AFRICA
2.39 %
Beechcraft Hawker 850 XP Source: www.privatejetcharter.com/www.forbes.com
PASSION, DEDICATION AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE. TOTALLY NEW TIME AND TIME AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY INDIVIDUAL.
RESIDENCES
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RESIDENCES CREATING A UNIQUE AMBIENCE
Once a customer gets used to living in
Then, of course, items of furniture must
leather from snake or alligator to Sting-
a rarefied ambience on journeys in their
also be perfectly in keeping with this
ray, velour, special fabrics, Alcantara,
yacht or plane, it’s not uncommon for
“total artwork space”, being compatible
carbon, aluminium, chrome or wood.
them to want to have their home trans-
in design and materials and also compat-
Eissmann also develops and manufac-
formed in similar fashion. Some custom-
ible with one another.
tures pro-ducts that promise customers
ers turn to Eissmann Individual because
individuality and exclusivity. Our in-house
they aren’t content to have classy furni-
Customers of Eissmann Individual are
designs or furniture created in accor-
ture or wallpapers off the peg but want
offered the opportunity to choose from
dance with the customer’s wishes can
to create a unique ambience with ‘weird-
an enormous range of hand-picked and
easily be integrated with the desired
and-wonderful’
unusual materials: different types of
concept.
high-quality
materials.
CONSUMER GOODS It is a pleasure to feel in your hand a gun that has been adorned with finest leather or a key fob made from another exquisite leather, each perfectly shaped and worked. Eissmann Individual takes excellent functional designs and enhances them in such a way that their look and feel combine in a perfect symbiosis.
BLASER Professional SuCCess R8 The Blaser Professional Success R8 is very easy to handle and is currently the best hunting rifle on the market in terms of safety. Its outstanding design in combination with functionality sets the benchmark.
MULTIFUNCTION PHONE This classy communication device, the “Maxwell” from Gigaset, has a look that belies its everyday function as an office telephone: Eissmann Individual took this extraordinary technology one step further by adorning the phone’s receiver with top-quality nappa leather. On top of its outstanding acoustic properties, the device now also acquires a look that emphasizes its elegance and quality. The “Maxwell” is a truly eye-catching phone.
consumer goods
LEATHER KEY
FURNITURE
An artwork as a whole only works if
Eissmann Individual provides
even the smallest detail contributes
services to well-known brand-name
to the overall impression. By the
manufacturers, producing furnish-
same token, a luxury car naturally
ings for yachts, residences and
needs to have a key whose look and feel reflect the value of the car. The key has to be perfect in function, design and execution!
CLASSIC: THERMOS JUG
public spaces. The company com-
The colour and material allow this
that are second to none in terms
product to blend perfectly with the
of their look, their quality and their
interior of a villa or yacht. Evidence
extravagance.
again of Eissmann Individual’s talent for enhancing functional items. This jug set, comprising a tray and thermos jug, was designed specifically to harmonise with the interior decor of a yacht and was enhanced with leather in a matching colour.
bines unusual forms with the very finest materials to achieve results
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YACHTING PURE LUXURY – INDIVIDUALITY AND THE HIGHEST STANDARDS
Scuttling around the oceans of the world
are, of course, utmost discretion coupled
are yachts boasting luxury interiors
with technical know-how and excellent
that were created in the foothills of the
craftsmanship.
Swabian Alb mountains. This is where the experts work who can create that
They may well find themselves laying
unmistakably
ambience
a 25-meter-long leather floorcovering
They can either
with special features such as seams all
approach jobs flexibly according to the
around the outside or a variety of specific
customer’s design preferences or they
stitching patterns. They are called upon to
can develop specific products, based
cover stairs, door panels, bed surrounds
purely on visions, ideas and sugges-
and bedside tables with all manner of
tions that have been put down on paper.
high-quality leathers. Equally in demand
Alternatively, the design can be based on
are walls decorated with silk wallpapers
sophisticated spatial concepts.
or extremely unusual pieces of furniture
extra-special
on the ocean waves.
such as a two-meter long table covered Separate teams travel the world to imple-
with genuine Stingray. All these opera-
ment new designs or redesigns on the
tions are highly complex, and transform
yachts of their customers. Furnishing is
yachts into ocean-going palaces.
always carried out using the very finest of materials. Although we work mainly with high-quality leather coverings, we do also produce and work with combinations of other materials. The absolute minimum requirements for members of our teams
yachting
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Automotive Caravaning
&
DRIVE, LIVE, EXPERIENCE – ALWAYS BE YOURSELF
Views and fashions are ever-changing:
apps for lighting and shape effects in
the options and producing prototypes.
the current trend for exclusive furnish-
conjunction with high-end audio systems.
Eissmann Individual then teams up with designers to develop exclusive concepts
ings is very evident not only in the world of luxury cars but in the world of caravan-
This tendency is clear evidence that
and implementation options. Interplay
ing too. Plenty of customers are keen to
customers are looking for the same feel-
between the different product segments
order conventional luxury products, but
ing in their car or mobile home as they
and collaboration between teams takes
there is also an ever-increasing desire
have in their living room or exclusive
place all the time – and this naturally
to really make a vehicle one’s own with
lounge at home. Creating a proper luxury
includes accessing the pool of materials,
one-off, ‘weird-and- wonderful’ furnish-
experience requires excellent craftsman-
technologies and specialist skills – and
ings according to the owner’s personal
ship and specialist technical knowledge:
so bringing a challenging task to a suc-
taste.
materials must be perfectly coordinated
cessful conclusion is a routine matter for
and seams must be so straight as to
Eissmann Individual. The aim is to create a
In days gone by, chrome and wood were
appear drawn with a ruler – this work
professional concept with a product that
used routinely in vehicle interiors, but now
must be done by hand and by skilled
is tailored precisely to suit the setting
everything is made from simple, lifeless
specialists in order to convey the sense
in question. When Eissmann Individual
plastics and vehicles all look pretty much
of quality that you encounter more usu-
turns a vision into reality, the results are
the same inside. All cars appear to be
ally in grand houses or yachts.
stunning due to the quality and execution.
appears to be satisfied with plastics, the
Eissmann Individual’s parent company
Eissmann
individualist in the quality segment of
has decades of experience in similar
home and car manufacturers with ex-
the market aspires to something more
areas, and so the company’s special-
clusive components. Our wide range of
special. This tendency is found mainly
ists are able to identify possibilities for
products includes instrument panels,
in top-of-the-range cars, but now even
customising components early on in the
seat covers, roofliner components and
mid-range cars are beginning to tempt
planning stage for a vehicle. In collabo-
leather key trays.
buyers with special interior features
ration with the customer they produce
such as exclusive hand stitching, classy
detailed specifications and requirements
leather, suitable fabrics or woods, even
profiles which help with considering all
interchangeable. Whilst the mainstream Individual
supplies
mobile
automotive
MercedeS-Benz C63 AMG
MercedeS-Benz Viano Marco Polo
smart fortwo edition flashlight
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AVIATION
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AVIATION
ENJOY BOUNDLESS FREEDOM, LIVE LIFE ON YOUR OWN TERMS
Up above the clouds – the freedom
boring standards that everyone knows
their sense of style and need for comfort.
opened up by Eissmann Individual when
and are found all over the place – these
Needless to say, the superior materials
it comes to interior design is as limitless
are the things that underpin Eissmann
contribute towards a sense of wellbe-
as the feeling of flying itself. No longer
Individual’s philosophy and principles.
ing that is totally different to that expe-
is traveling a taxing and purely functional
rienced in a standard cabin with which
event; instead it is possible for a travel-
The main focus when flying begins to
we are all familiar. Creating a luxurious
ler to relax and recharge their batteries.
move away from the destination and in-
setting high up in the sky represents a
Unique designs for cabin walls, comfort-
stead be rooted in the actual experience
technical challenge in terms of both per-
able and exquisitely attractive furniture,
in the air. Upgrading the interior of a
sonnel and materials; Eissmann’s spe-
floor coverings that emanate exclusivity,
plane cabin can create an ambience that
cialists are more than ready to take the
everything a million miles away from the
the customer shapes in accordance with
challenge on.
PHILOSOPHIE
AN INTEGRATED MASTERPIECE WITH LEATHER SURFACES – THE MCLAREN CONFERENCE CENTER.
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