As a building, the Vonder factory exudes peace and restraint, with a sense of space, with weathered boards and sand-coloured flooring, with metal stairways and doors featuring wooden sections, with attention to craftsmanship and detail. It is based on a joint design by designer Hans Olthaar and founder Peter Kerkhof.
Hans Olthaar: “I know that the people at Vonder take great pride in their products - I have seen how they pack their finished articles in woollen blankets. I wanted the new philosophy to radiate out of these new premises and at the same time show how carefully they handle their products. We built two halls that were positioned slightly apart from each other, to enable daylight to spill into the middle of the factory.
Looking from the showroom, you can follow the complete industrial process and, as it were, experience the atmosphere. In the middle of the factory, we placed a fountain - just like in an Italian square, the place where people gather. The fountain has been designed to gush enough water so as to continuously overflow, with the water then flowing outside into a fountain pool where two sycamore trees stand representing Vonder’s origins, i.e. wood.”

The Vonder Factory
The front of the Vonder factory and showroom

Bronze finishes
The quality of a finish depends on focus and a passion for the craft. In the Vonder workshop ...

The Vonder Factory
As a building, the Vonder factory exudes peace and restraint, with a sense of space, with weathered boards ...

Finishing
Vonder works with sustainable wood which is carefully selected, cut and dried. Most of the wood ...

French Quarter
There are a number of ways a tree can be cut. The quality of the planks depends on the method ...

Quarto panel
A Quarto panel is composed of four triangles, cut from one piece of faux quarter-sawn wood that the ...

Profiles
In order to make a special profile or shape, Vonder works with numerous different chisels. Every joint between two pieces ...

The thunderbolt
In the woodwork, Vonder has developed a special joint: 'the thunderbolt'. This joint ensures that no movement ...

Milling cutter template
Every chisel has its own milling cutter template which protects the head of the chisel during milling ...

Corner of the table
To make the corners of the tables even stronger, a special construction has been designed: a steel cap has been ...

Test assembly
The interiors of Vonder are unique and tailor-made. Each complete interior is assembled in ...

Packed in woollen blankets
Sustainability plays an important role in the whole production process, from the untreated wood through ...

Recycling
One of Vonder's basic principles is sustainability. This applies not only to the woodwork, but to ...

Luxury interior design
Using traditional craft skills, at Vonder we create complete custom-made interiors: kitchens, cabinets, doors ...