TOP(POINT)
DESIGNER
To be able to offer standard as well as original products in
our collection, we are cooperating closely with two
professional product designers. We are cooperating for
already 20 years with Mister Volkmar Rommel, qualified
designer from Schweabisch Gmuend in Germany. He is a
designer of different well-known high quality articles.
For example he designed the first radio for Mitsubishi.
Volkmar is cooperating closely with our location in the
South of Germany, GS plastics. At this location are produced
among others the Toppoint designed pens.
[ VOLKMAR ROMMEL ]
The man
behind the
Toppoint pen
[ TJEERD DIJKSTRA ]
Beside Volkmar since a year we have also cooperated
with Tjeerd Dijksta from Oestgeest,The Netherlands.
He is an expert in inventing and elaborating products
for retail as well as the promotional market. Beside
inventing he is also advising in the development of
the collection. Both designers indicate that they find
it very pleasant to cooperate with Toppoint, thanks
so the expertise of the employees and the hands-on
mentality. ■
After this process the pens can be brought into production at
GS plastics. Thanks to this product development the Toppoint
ballpoint pens stay up to date. Because of the production in
Germany the pens can be produced in different colors as
from a relatively small quantity.
BACKGROUND ROMEL UND SCHOEN DESIGN
Since 25 years Toppoint is
cooperating closely with Volkmar
Rommel from Rommel und Schoen
Design. The thing that’s unique about
the service of Rommel und Schoen
has from the beginning been the
innovative product development.
Starting with a concept to building
your own prototypes until series
production. Toppoint feels really
grateful to be able to benefit from the
inexhaustible experience from the
industrial designer, who has won
more than 100 awards and has
designed worldwide bestsellers. Our
new Toppoint made in Germany
models have been designed and
sketched. After that the prototypes
have been made and the molds have
been finished for mass production.
87856 Ballpen Sienna
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1970 - Founding year of Rommel und Schoen. At that time they were situated in
Waldstetten. Clients at that moment were among others Mitsubishi (consuming
electronics), Citrawerft (motor boats) and Waiko (office furniture). The first chairs
were designed for Cor, Casala and Eka. De close and long cooperation with
Mitsubishi, in the field of design and development were highly appreciated in
Tokyo. Moreover Rommel und Schoen were the first German designers who
cooperated with the Japanese multinational, which by several design-awards
provided the necessary appreciation.
1971 - This was the year of the emerge of the first vacuum cleaner from Vorwerk, which
thereafter has been in production for over 20 years.
1976 - This is the year when Rommel und Schoen started in the field of writing
instruments. Pelikan was at that time the client. At the same time were built-in sinks
and hot plates designed for Teka, which are still in production. These and many other
products are considered as classics with a design which are known for a long life.
1982 - Several series for the IKEA chairs were developed.
1985 - One of the first cordless phones were developed for Stabi-Uniden.
1998 - In this year the first 3 series of the piano from Bechstein Pianoforte AG emerged.
2006 - The year where the design winning bathroom furniture series for Burgbad AG
was designed and launched
2007-2010 - A lot of new piano models designed and introduced for Bechstein Pianoforte AG
In the last 5 years Toppoint has developed at least 20 new designs and series in the
writing instruments and ceramic assortment with a great success. ■