Gerd Bulthaup, son of the company’s founder, and his twin sister Ingeborg Eckert, join the company’s management board in 1976. From 1979, he is the second generation to then lead the family owned company. He continues to spread Martin Bulthaup’s vision: “Put simply, we wanted to produce first class kitchens. Rather than focusing on existing functions, we wanted to invent new uses for the kitchen and to create a living space that people could gather and communicate in.” With his love of architecture, Bauhaus philosophy and timeless design, he fundamentally changes the image of the kitchen. His vision is to make the bulthaup brand the market leader in design oriented kitchens.
