Specialists in inspiring spatial solutions

In close cooperation with customers, renowned architects and interior designers, we implement projects in the commercial and private sectors, creating an innovative, distinctive, bespoke and sustainable interior design solution.

We pride ourselves in our ability to cover all stages of a project from the initial ideas, planning and consulting to the fabrication and installation. The experience we have gained over many years, coupled with the continuous exchange of knowledge between our conceptual design, planning and production departments give us the confidence to claim a certain degree of expertise in ambitious projects. As our customer and partner, you stand to benefit from inspiring, innovative spatial solutions, excellent value for money and from punctual delivery.

We are aware of the responsibility we bear towards our industry, and train apprentices, provide work placements for interns from universities of applied science and technical colleges, and give young project managers and designers the chance to grow with us.

1/13

Where it all began – in a small workshop where cows and pigs had to make way for the first machines. Following a blaze that destroyed the building, the company moved from Lobsigen to Aarberg in 1972.

2/13

A well-established team, both privately and in business: Vreni and Ernst Gehri, the founders.

3/13

Times change.

4/13

The first major project: the BEKB headquarters in Berne – even the wedding had to be postponed for it.

5/13

… and in terms of form, too, the projects became increasingly complex and challenging …

6/13

The first product line supporto, which was a huge success on the market with its systematic concept and standardisation. AKB, ZKB, BCGE, Bankverein, UBS and Raiffeisen were among the clients to choose this enduring system comprising a wide range of solutions from workstations through to consultation desks.

7/13

The showroom allowed us to show our customers the furniture in an attractive setting rather than just the workshop. This is where our design and planning department now operates, from a studio on the upper floor. Meetings are held on the ground floor, which is also where materials are selected and put together and were models undergo ergonomic testing.

8/13

We set up a Planning Department and the first planning contracts for Hypi, Raiffeisen and Bank Linth follow. Today our interdisciplinary team covers a wide range of services, from conceptual planning to design and interior decoration.

9/13

Our team wins the red-dot award with its diviso and quadro-linea products.

10/13

A successful trio: Ernst Gehri, Walter Andrey and Paul Binggeli. Ernst hands over the management reins to Walter Andrey after leaving the company in 2013. From 1 January 2017, the new crew – the second generation of proprietors – is responsible for the day-to-day running of the business.

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2012
A fantastic project for our Joinery Department – the refitting of the canton’s council chambers in Solothurn, based on a design by architects Kummer und Partner. The 112 desks were made in smoked oak, assembled in three oval segments; they are sloped, revealing a spacious hollow curvature.

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2015
The first major planning and implementation project for our Planning Department – the headquarters of the Glarner Kantonalbank.

13/13

4 x iF Desing Award in the category Interior Design Workspace and Office for the following projects: Raiffeisen Möhlin in Rheinfelden, Corporate Interior Design of the Zuger Kantonalbank, Raiffeisen Olten, Raiffeisen Seeland in Aarberg

Half a century has passed since Ernst Gehri founded our family business – a long time, in which we have evolved from being a small business to becoming a specialist in innovative spatial solutions with our own-brand product lines. Along the way we encountered a variety of experiences and faced diverse challenges that forced us on more than one occasion to grow beyond ourselves. We were — and still are — prepared to take decisions, to strike out in new directions and thus to be always one step ahead of our time. Today, we have some 45 highly qualified and highly motivated employees who together share one unique goal: not just to fulfil your requirements and wishes, but to exceed them!

1968 The one-man business Gehri is founded by Ernst Gehri
1972 The company goes from sole proprietorship to becoming a joint stock company
1992 CNC technology is integrated
1994 From single item to the first product line
2001 The show room is built
2005 The second generation is integrated in the company
2006 The Design and Conception Department is set up
2008 red dot award for divisio and quadro-linea
2017 Restructuring and transition to the second generation
2018 50th anniversary of the founding of the company
2022 4 x iF Design Award in the category Interior Design Workspace and Office

Our commitment to the environment
One of our key concerns is the respectful use of resources. We attach great importance to sustainable production, and our production is Co₂-neutral, as we draw 100% of our electricity from Swiss hydro-electric power stations. We use our own waste timber to produce heat, and our modern heating system with electrostatic filters is state-of-the-art. We use a small but highly effective solar system to heat our water. We are committed to a sustainable and future-oriented energy policy.

Our commitment to our employees

We train apprentices, employ interns and give young project managers and designers the chance to develop with us
We support our employees in their commitment to clubs and associations – such as Cédric Freiburghaus, for example, probably the fastest joiner in the world (Phoenix Racing)
We promote active exchange between departments …

… with our Thursday lunches: our design and specialist planning teams exchange information over a fine lunch that fosters conviviality

… with shared activities, e.g. at Easter and Christmas

… with a “Tour de Suisse”: all employees spend a day visiting projects in the immediate vicinity and further afield in order to see the results of their work in person

Our commitment to culture
We support the 150-strong team at the “Kulturfabrik KUFA Lyss” cultural events organisation in Lyss, and thus many active, committed young people as they put together a fantastic cultural programme: concerts by Swiss and international musicians and bands, parties with DJs of all genres, sound spectaculars, comedy bars, pub quizzes and flea markets – in short anything that the heart, eyes or ears could desire.