History inspires Heilig. Handcrafted materials, subtle details, antique patinas, exquisite textures. Traces of time, preserved like relics in a materiality marked by history and use. Intruding on the historical substance is limited to the unavoidable. Nothing is concealed. Daniel Heilig revitalizes, honors, celebrates. Consciously preserving touching originality and imperfect splendor. Inspiring the desire to own something truly unique.
Unconventional, bold and soulful, Heilig blends contrasting textures and structures. Creates the fine line between warm and austere. Organic and perfect. Elegant and rough. Spontaneous and restrained. Simplicity and complexity merge into real beauty. Sustainability is not a design concept. But the honest consequence of naturally limited, metamorphic materials and creative processes.
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GERMAN MAPLE
Very light-coloured, fine-pored, homogeneously structured grain, hand-oiled. From sustainable forestry in the German low mountain range.
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YELLOW STAINED SPRUCE
Nordic spruce, powerfully grained. Stained in the characteristic yellow of building boards.
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NORDIC SPRUCE
Light honey yellow, hand-oiled. Finely grained, classic carpenter's construction solid wood.
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AUSTRIAN PINE
Light beige-pale yellow, hand-oiled. Pine wood darkens delicately with time and lightens when exposed to sunlight.
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GERMAN ASH
Warm cream nuances, hand-oiled, clear annual rings. From sustainable forestry in the German low mountain range.
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SUMMER OAK
Light warm yellow-brown, hand-oiled, strikingly grained. From sustainable forestry in the German low mountain range.
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FRENCH WALNUT
Warm chestnut red-brown, hand-oiled. Valuable, vividly grained noble hardwood from the Vosges.
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OAK WAHIBA
German oak, hand-oiled, warm yellow-brown. Structure chiselled in the style of undulating desert dunes in Oman.
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OAK NAGURI
German oak, hand-oiled, warm yellow-brown. Rounded notched structure, dyed in Japanese Naguri style.
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BLACK STAINED OAK
Black stained and hand oiled. High quality wood with high durability from sustainable forestry in Germany.
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BLACK STAINED ASH
Manually stained matt black and oiled, with clear annual rings. From sustainable forestry in Germany.
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BLACK STAINED PINE
Ebony black matt stained, hand-oiled and sealed for easy care. From pine forests in Austria.
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RED MELANGE
Two-tone red melange in classic herringbone woven synthetic yarn. Hard-wearing, lightfast, eco-certified. From a family-run textile factory in Italy.
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GREEN MELANGE
Two-tone red melange in classic herringbone woven synthetic yarn. Hard-wearing, lightfast, eco-certified. From a family-run textile factory in Italy.
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ANTHRACITE MELANGE
Two-tone red melange in classic herringbone woven synthetic yarn. Hard-wearing, lightfast, eco-certified. From a family-run textile factory in Italy.
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ALCANTARA ANTHRAZITE
High-quality upholstery fabric made of double-sided, particularly fine microfibre. Velvety soft structure, breathable, timeless elegant look, durable, hard-wearing.
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IVORY BEIGE
Upholstery fabric made of double-sided, particularly fine microfibre in suede look. Very supple texture, silky-soft feel. From a traditional British fabric manufacturer.
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DEEP BLACK FABRIC
Finest worsted yarn from New Zealand. Refined, soft virgin wool, spun, woven in deep black melange, rolled and smoothed in British textile dynasty.
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CHROME MALIBU PINK
Pink glaze on reflective chrome primer. Metallic special paint, developed exclusively for HEILIG OBJECTS.
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CHROME GOLD
Gold glaze on mirror-like chrome primer. Metallic special paint, developed exclusively for HEILIG OBJECTS.
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DICHROIC
Multicoloured shimmering metallic surface. Changing colour effects depending on viewing angle and lighting.
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POWDER CREAM WHITE
Hand-powdered 4mm steel with a fine-textured surface.
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POWDER CEMENT GREY
Hand-powdered 4mm steel with a fine-textured surface.
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POWDER SALMON ORANGE
Hand-powdered 4mm steel with a fine-textured surface.
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POWDER PALE GREEN
Hand-powdered 4mm steel with a fine-textured surface.
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POWDER BRILLANT BLUE
Hand-powdered 4mm steel with a fine-textured surface.
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MANUFACTURED CONCRETE
Light grey, manual fine sanding, colourless wax seal. Recipe developed exclusively for HEILIG OBJECTS.
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LIGHT PANEL 1966
Original historical light corrugated sheet from German production. Diffuse translucent surface structure marked by sun, wind and snow.
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SHIP’S BISCUITS 1870
Historic baking tray for hard breads, heated a thousand times. Cleaned, deburred and clearly lacquered.
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TRANSATLANTIC 1870
High-density manufactured concrete, diamond polished, silicified, waterproofed and wax polished.
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WATER CASTLE 1912
Gently coiled hemp rope. Natural cable coating.
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REGISTRY OFFICE 1899
High born, historic tongue and groove wood board. Original finish, brushed and oiled.
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RELIC 1899
Reclaimed oak floorboards with original patina shaped by countless generations. Brushed and oiled.
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UPPER FOREST 1899
Original oak tongue and groove floorboard. Part of a spiral staircase. Brushed and oiled.
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ATTIC 1899
Sunlight-baked oak board from a coach house. Brushed and oiled.
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DORMITORY No #1
Solid oak board from a former monastery. Part of an old bedstead. Originally oiled.
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DORMITORY No #2
Solid oak board from the headboard of an antique, chest-like monk’s bed. Original finish, oiled.
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TREX 2020
Hand-deburred, enchantingly oxidized round tube connectors made of galvanized, malleable cast iron.
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RAW STEEL 1,200 °C
Untreated black steel, rolled at 1,200 °C. Perfectly welded, polished and deburred.
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LAST MEAL 1856
Historic wooden baking boards from a confectionary specializing in “sweet coup de grâce“. Brushed and oiled.
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HIGH MOOR 1901
Blackened by brackish waters and tumultuous seas, four meter long oak planks from ancient high moorland.
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PYRAMIDS 1901
Steel pyramids, once crude post caps, rhythmize and illuminate the drawer’s exterior.
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TIMBER HARVEST 1922
Pure natural fiber rope once used for timber harvesting with packhorses. Now a noble coating for a modern power cable.
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OPUS I.
Antique driftwood. Washed ashore from the Alpine Rhine into Lake Constance. Salvaged and reincarnated by Heilig.
Cabinet of curiosity,
magical synergy
"My materials are deeply rooted in history and at the same time completely in the present."
Daniel Heilig, Designer