Foundation

EXYD was founded in 2006 by Detlef Schobert. Before founding EXYD, Schobert gained extensive experience in the construction supply industry.

Under the guidance of Herzog & de Meuron, Schobert developed a forming process that was first presented at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2002. He subsequently used this process to produce for the Edificio Forum in Barcelona a 140,000 sq ft cladding consisting of 29,000 different mosaic-like ceiling panels.

One of the first works of EXYD dealt with the design of the entrance gate at 40 Bond Street in New York (Herzog & de Meuron).

Rippled Water

In 2009 the London architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands invited EXYD to produce a metal that looks like a water surface. Schobert experimented and in October 2009 Product Line EXYD-M was born: the world's first industrially produced rippled water panel.

Below: very first rippled water panel, made by EXYD, photographed at the Munich Viktualienmarkt to study the reflections of fruit and vegetables, 2009.

In the same year EXYD produced around 10,000 sq ft of ceiling and wall panels for the food department of Tsvetnoy Central Market, see below.

Since then the contributions of EXYD often give attention to the topic "Water", predominantly in Europe, but also in North America, in the Gulf States and in Asia.

Origin and Environment

All EXYD products are designed and produced in Germany.

In almost all cases, EXYD sources stainless steel from European mills, primarily from Outokumpu and Aperam.

Stainless steel is fully recyclable without loss of quality. And, on average, almost half of the world's stainless steel comes from recycled materials: in 2019 the worldwide scrap ratio was 48 percent. In Europe at Outokumpu and Aperam the scrap ratio is even higher: more than 80(!) percent comes from recycled materials.

Membership

EXYD is a member of Informationsstelle Edelstahl Rostfrei (ISER).

ISER is an organization of companies and institutions that provides information about the properties and applications of stainless steel.

Sponsoring

We are grateful for the activities of ALLÉES-AVENUES.

This non-profit association based in Nancy, France, promotes the cultural, natural and landscape heritage represented by avenues of trees. We are fortunate to have avenues of trees in our area. We would like to see them preserved and more created in our region and elsewhere.

Product Counterfeiting

Some try to copy our products. Well, it is often said that the attempted imitation of an original is the most honest form of acknowledgement.

We are also occasionally confronted with the fraudulent use of images of our products.