The À la Carte kitchen modules by Stadtnomaden were a hit at IMM Cologne in January. The À la Carte kitchen modules by Stadtnomaden were a hit at IMM Cologne in January. Oliver Krapf and Linda Altmann make up the team behind the brand that includes a terrific bed frame, a small roll-top table and a groovy birdhouse. Krapf and Linda Oliver Altmann make up the team behind the brand that includes a terrific bed frame, a small roll-top table and a groovy birdhouse. All of Stadtnomaden’s pieces are easy to assemble and it is clear that manoeuvrability is am important element of the design process. All of Stadtnomaden's pieces are easy to assemble and it is clear that manoeuvrability is am important element of the design process. We asked Oliver and Linda about some of their ideas. We asked Oliver and Linda about some of their ideas.

Your products are a response to the increased mobility we all experience in today's fast-paced world. Your products are a response to the increased mobility we all experience in today's fast-paced world. Although your pieces are conceived as modular, do you find that typical customers are seduced by the flexibility, but then only ever use the item in one way or in one place? Although your pieces are conceived as modular, do you find that typical customers are seduced by the flexibility, but then only ever use the item in one way or in one place?

Certainly the idea of total flexibility is seductive - and of course this is our intention. Certainly the idea of total flexibility is seductive - and of course this is our intention. But in a different way: We want to provide people with the option to have a high standard of living and comfort and the opportunity to stay flexible at the same time. But in a different way: We want to provide people with the option to have a high standard of living and comfort and the opportunity to stay flexible at the same time. With our products we offer furniture which fits all needs, avoiding provisional arrangements, giving an anchor point to their lives. With our products we offer furniture which fits all needs, avoiding provisional arrangements, giving an anchor point to their lives. The typical customer will probably not rearrange his home every other day. The typical customer will probably not rearrange his home every other day. But he/she might even be seduced by the idea that he/ she could do so. But he / she might even be seduced by the idea that he / she could do so. And more than that the customer feels free in a way that he/ she knows that moving house will not become a problem. And more than that the customer feels free in a way that he / she knows that moving house will not become a problem.