“wohnbedarf” will be back at its historic location.

The reopening of an interior design shop in Zurich is not in itself a particularly newsworthy event – unless it is a brand that has been writing design history with its range for more than 90 years. Apart from that, the renovated business premises are also historically significant and worth seeing.

In January 2025 – after a three-year complete renovation – wohnbedarf will reopen at its historic location at Talstrasse 11 in Zurich. The traditional Swiss retail company first moved into the modern building designed by Marcel Breuer and Robert Winkler in 1933. Now wohnbedarf is once again using its special understanding of design history to create contemporary spaces at its listed headquarters.

Over 90 years of modern design in Zurich

Closely linked to the ideals of modernity, wohnbedarf has been working on the mission of “merging lifestyle and home decor” since 1931. This credo has characterised every idea, every product and every interior design that is created or sold here since the company was founded. Founded by Werner Max Moser, Sigfried Giedion and Rudolf Graber, the trading house is now returning to the building designed by Marcel Breuer and Robert Winkler in 1933, which was remodelled by Breuer with Anton Bee in 1956. Thanks to a conservation agreement with the Zürcher Denkmalschutz, the unique interiors will be preserved – a valuable art-historical heritage.