The childhood chest “Elena und Paul” is intended to be a timeless companion throughout one’s life.

A piece of furniture gifted to the child at birth, it accompanies us through childhood and into adulthood, moving with us into our first apartment and later into the house we build ourselves. The childhood chest protects and preserves the items that constantly remind us of our childhood.

This piece of furniture is understood as a palimpsest of memories of time. Designed by Yvonne Schreiber and Michael Lammer, schmidinger möbelbau crafted this equally functional and emotional piece for the handwerk+form 2018 competition.