Frans Schrofer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Frans Schrofer
Occupation	Industrial Designer
Date Of Birth	Aug 15, 1956(1956-08-15)
Age	68
Birthplace	Voorschoten
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	South Holland
Horoscope	Leo

Frans Schrofer Biography

Frans Schrofer is one of the most popular and richest Industrial Designer who was born on August 15, 1956 in Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands.

Schrofer was raised in Voorschoten, Netherlands, into a family of artists. Frans’ father, Willem Schrofer, was a teacher at the Royal Academy of Art and the founder of the Nieuwe Haagse School movement. His mother, Hannie Bal, was a student at the Academy and later a member of the Verve group. His uncle, Jan Schrofer, was the founder of the furniture factory, The Circle (later to become the market leader, Ahrend), in Zwanenberg, Netherlands and was renowned for his collaboration with Friso Kramer in the development of the Revolt chair. Frans’ half brother, Juriaan Schrofer, was a renowned graphic designer and the Director of the Art Academy in Arnhem. Juriaan’s son, Gilian Schrofer, established both Concrete, an architecture agency in Amsterdam, and the Schrofer Academie, the only accredited Interior Design Masters program in Europe. Schrofer’s cousin, Janwillem, was the Director of the Rijks Academy from 1983-2010.

In 1984 Schrofer set up his own design studio in The Hague, Netherlands. Studio Schrofer received its first commission from the Dutch firm, Young International, an association that would last for several, productive years and bring Schrofer widespread recognition as a rising young talent in the Netherlands. By 2000, Schrofer designs in lighting, office furniture, and indoor and outdoor furniture were being sold internationally. As of 2012, Studio Schrofer designed products sell in 126 countries.

Frans Schrofer Net Worth

Frans Schrofer is one of the richest Industrial Designer from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Frans Schrofer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Frans Schrofer (born 15 August 1956) is a Dutch furniture designer and industrial designer based in The Hague, Netherlands. He received a technical education in Leiden and then studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven, graduating in 1983 and founding his own design studio, Studio Schrofer, in

1984. He is known for a sculptural approach to furniture design, conscious use of materials, practicality, ergonomics, technical knowledge and for pioneering a modern, design-led approach to garden furniture styles.

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The Formi chair, first launched in 2002 for Leolux, is another key design of Schrofer’s. It is based on the structure of a working bee and a few years later, for Formi Phase II, Schrofer further innovated the design to incorporate a rotary continuous passive motion (RCPM) industrial seating mechanism (used for spinal rotation).

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Glyn Ranked on the list of most popular Industrial Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Frans Schrofer celebrates birthday on August 15 of every year.

Demonstrating his strong technical understanding, Schrofer has also designed several, eco-friendly firespaces for Dutch firm, Safretti (a firespace being a bio-ethynol fuelled hearth that doesn’t require a flu or chimney). The OlympiQ incorporates a high efficiency, wood burning (Philips) technology to create a multifunctional – fireplace and barbecue – design. A bio-ethanol fuel reservoir provides clean burning flames and, for optimum wood burning and minimal residue, a thermally conductive Peltier-element transforms the heat to energy that recharges the batteries to the air flow motor.