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variand.studio

Interiors that impress. And work.

We design your interiors so character, function and material work together. Tailored to your everyday life, carried out by us – from first design to installation.

over 40

Projects completed

over 30

Project-specific product developments

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Point of contact from planning to installation

South Tyrol & Cologne

Two locations, made in South Tyrol

Why Variand

We design it. We build it.

You won't get a design from us that is then put out to tender to third parties. Concept, engineering and manufacturing sit at the same table here — which is why our planning holds up from the start: in the floor plan, in the material, in the price and in the schedule.

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Plans you can sign off

You see your interior before you have to sign it off: floor plan variants, material concept, visualisations and the corresponding cost breakdown. We check requested changes for feasibility straight away — because the people who plan also manufacture.

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One partner, not five

Planning, furniture-related interior fit-out, manufacturing, delivery and installation all run through one contractual partner. Fewer service providers means fewer interfaces, less coordination on your side — and fewer mark-ups in the final total.

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No catalogue limits

We supply Variand furniture, custom-made pieces, our own custom developments and furniture from selected manufacturers. What the project needs, not what a product range happens to offer.

Variand system
Freestanding furniture
Bespoke and built-in furniture
Product development

Variand system

Our beginning – and full of possibilities. Furniture, light and add-ons find their place on the Variand wall rail, and can be rearranged and added to as needs or spaces change.

Freestanding furniture

A reception that says welcome. A seating landscape that brings people together. We design and select furniture that gives a space character – and everyday life a place within it.

Bespoke and built-in furniture

Under a sloping roof, along an entire wall or in the middle of the room: we design furniture for the particulars of your floor plan. With the materials, functions and details that matter to you.

Product development

Sometimes an idea needs a piece of furniture that doesn't exist yet. Then we develop it with you – drawing, tinkering, sampling. Until it becomes a one-off piece. Or an entire series.

Working together

Two ways to work with us.

Which role we take on depends on project size and planning stage — whether conversion, new build or just the furnishings. With or without an architect: both routes have the same point of contact, someone from the planning team.

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Full-service interiors

For clients in medical & dental, residential, office and smaller hospitality projects

We take on the interiors as a whole - for conversions and new builds we coordinate with your architecture practice.

  • Floor plan optimisation, with or without architects
  • Interior and material concept, visualisation
  • Furniture-related HVAC, plumbing and electrical planning
  • Interior fit-out and renovation
  • Furniture selection, furniture design, custom development
  • Manufacturing, delivery, installation
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Furniture planning and supply

For operators, architects and contract furnishers on large hospitality and office projects

On large projects we work with your interior architects or contract furnishers and take on an agreed scope of supply.

  • Furniture planning in line with your interior architecture
  • Variand furniture, bespoke furniture, custom developments
  • Planning documents, CAD and pCon data
  • Sampling and sample elements
  • Series delivery and installation according to the construction schedule
  • Planning only, where the execution has already been awarded

Process

From first call to final fitting.

  1. 1

    within 24 hours

    Briefing

    Floor plans, usage requirements, budget range, schedule — helpful, but not a requirement. Even if not all of it is available yet, we're happy to start: in conversation we clarify what's missing and what's really needed.

  2. 2

    within 7 days

    Initial design

    A first design, focused on what matters most for your project: floor plan optimisation, material concept or product ideas. It costs you nothing.

  3. 3

    in 14 days with a complete briefing

    Interior concept and cost estimate

    You see your interior before you have to sign it off: floor plan variants, material concept, visualisations and the corresponding cost breakdown. We check requested changes for feasibility straight away — because the people who plan also manufacture.

  4. 4

    6–12 weeks after confirmation

    Manufacturing and installation

    Manufacturing in South Tyrol, site coordination, delivery and installation by our team according to your construction schedule.

Where we work

Great interiors work at any address.

From holiday homes to education centres, from practices to private homes: our work begins with the people who use a place. What do they need, what matters to you, and where can we try something new together?

Hospitality
Hospitality

Hotel, apartment, holiday apartment

Spaces where guests like to stay longer.

Office
Office

Offices, coworking, workplaces

Offices that show who you are - and how you work.

Education
Education

School, university, education centre

Spaces that invite you to learn – and to stay.

Medical & dental
Medical & dental

Medical practice, dentist, laboratory

Practices that build trust – before the first appointment begins.

Residential
Residential

Private homes, property developers

Interiors you won't want to give up.

Selected projects

Every floor plan, a fresh start.

More than 40 projects are now part of our story. For this selection we open the doors and show what's behind them: the brief, our ideas and the furniture that came out of them.

Werk1 — Co-living

Hospitality · Munich, Germany · 2023

Werk1 — 60 co-living apartments

Across two floors we created living walls, coat racks, kitchen walls and integrated wall lighting. Every element hangs on the wall rails without tools and can be swapped out. Four installers needed two days for the rails and one for the furniture — in less than a week all 60 apartments were ready for use. Recognised at the Coliving Awards in 2024.

Client
WERK1.Bayern GmbH
Area
600 m²
Units
60 co-living apartments
Construction type
Refurbishment
Project duration
6 months
Service
Variand planning & supply
Wall rail
over 650 m

View project

Tiny Village — das Seehäuser

Hospitality · Mattsee, Austria · 2022

Tiny Village — 42 modular houses

For the eco-resort “das Seehäuser”, 42 modular houses were furnished: coat racks and storage, modular shelves as airy wall cupboards, and extensive kitchen equipment. Wall rails with integrated magnets and dimmable LED light strips combine kitchen use with ambient light. The hotel staff can look after the furniture and swap it themselves when needed.

Client
BoutiqueHomes GmbH / Wood Space GmbH
Area
450 m²
Units
42 tiny houses
Construction type
New build
Project duration
7 months
Service
Variand furniture
Wall rail
over 300 m

View project

Kössen Education Centre

Education · Kössen, Austria · 2025

Kössen Education Centre — 20 classrooms

In the new building by Pedevilla Architekten, wall rails were used in every classroom, complemented by specially developed whiteboards and enamelled steel boards that slide along the rails on rolling mounts. Two new rail types were created for the project — with a clamping rail and inset steel strips — colour-matched to the architectural concept.

Client
Gemeinde Kössen
Area
500 m²
Units
20 classrooms
Construction type
New build
Project duration
3 months
Service
Variand system with custom developments
Wall rail
246 m

View project

Product development

When off-the-shelf won't do, we design our own.

Some ideas can't be found in any catalogue. We work on them with you, drawing and testing until they become a piece of furniture. For a particular everyday task, a tricky floor plan or a detail you can't get out of your head.

Bedside shelf
Partition
Dental lab workbench

Development detail

Bedside shelf

Bedside shelf developed specifically for Feinzeit — light, charging and shelf in one piece.

Power from the rail

For this project the rail also took on the role of cable routing. Milled groove

Integrated light — light exactly where it's needed.

A continuous rail carries light, hooks and shelves.

Charging socket

USB and power socket right by the bed, flush instead of visible cables.

Partition

Flexible piece of freestanding furniture for design, practical use and acoustics — divides the room without closing it off.

  • Precisely matched to the material and colour of the corporate design
Perforated panel -

Client request: desks kept clear, less personalised. Here, space for personal items.

In-house sheet-metal modules

Shelves, magnetic walls

Dental lab workbench

Table sizes to suit the floor plan,
Pull-out extraction, compressed air, Dremel / fine burner

More affordable
Complex workbench including all equipment — developed for the dental laboratory.

Equipment integration

Extraction, power and compressed air planned flush into the work surface.

Ergonomics

Heights and reach distances matched to the actual workflow.

Who we are

From furniture maker to complete interior partner.

Variand began as a university project and became the furniture brand variand.furniture. With every project the brief grew: from Variand furniture to further product developments and on to full-service interiors — from the interior concept through site management and interior fit-out to turnkey furnishing. For us as architects and designers, it is a return to what we trained in.

Team

Beginnings

2017 – 2020
  1. 2017

    Kick-off

    Bonn: three architecture students are asked to furnish a school. Night shifts in the workshop produce the wall rail.

  2. 2019

    The school is finished

    350 m of wall rail, 250 pieces of hanging furniture, 75 tables — with sponsors, local firms and our own labour.

  3. 2020

    Founding

    Four friends become Variand Furniture GmbH. WhatAVenture from Vienna comes on board as an investor.

Brand and workshop

2021 – 2023
  1. 2021

    Online shop

    Our own shop for the Variand system, plus work on a visual configurator.

  2. 2022

    Our own workshop

    390 m² workshop and warehouse near Brixen — right next to the manufacturing partners.

  3. 2023

    First hospitality projects

    WERK1 Munich: 60 co-living apartments. SEEHÄUSER at Mattsee: 40 tiny houses.

Full-service interiors

2024 – 2026
  1. 2024

    Practices and offices

    The system moves into practices and offices — tighter floor plans, new building blocks.

  2. 2025

    Full fit-out

    Hospitality projects fully fitted out — and, with Kössen, a school once again.

  3. 2026

    Full-service interiors

    Moser and Hofinger practice: demolition and interior fit-out for the first time — turnkey, not just furnished.

For interior architects, dealers & contract furnishers

Make Variand part of your range.

You regularly plan and furnish projects and want a system you can use again and again in your own work? Then we give you the foundation — and a point of contact who joins your planning on complex enquiries.

  • Planning documents, pCon catalogue and CAD data
  • Sample elements and material samples for your sampling
  • Partner terms for dealers and contract furnishers
  • Reorderable for at least ten years — plannable across project cycles

Explore the system in depth in the catalogue — and then get in touch with us.

Variand system — wall rail with shelves and light

Variand system — wall rail with shelves and light

Project enquiry

Tell us about your project.

The more we know in advance, the more concrete our answer. Only name and email are required — everything else helps us reply with an initial assessment rather than follow-up questions.

  • Reply within two working days, from a planner
  • The first idea costs you nothing
  • If it isn't a fit, we'll tell you in the first conversation

Or write to us directly: [email protected]