Bricks from Unique Clinker East Friesland

UNIQUE CLINKER BRICKS FROM EAST FRIESLAND

NATURALLY FIRED COLOURS – INDIVIDUALLY SELECTED MOIN,” MOIN! WHAT MAKES EAST FRIESLAND UNIQUE

Are you looking for a motif that sets East Friesland apart? That shows more than the wide East Friesian sky? A place that combines our region’s characteristics as if under a magnifying glass? Would you like to hear the East Friesian heart beating? Then our brickworks in the village of Neuschoo, home to 1,200 residents, is certainly not the worst place to get to know and understand East Friesland. This is because we are proud to call ourselves East Friesians. We are Klinkerwerke Wittmund GmbH, or in short: Wittmunder Klinker. Or even more succinctly: WITTMUNDER. IT’S ALWAYS TEA TIME

We East Friesians have established many customs and traditions, including our passion for tea. We love our tea time so much that we don’t want to miss them when conversing with customers, either. Mornings, afternoons or evenings – with us, it’s always tea time. Time simply has to be found for one of life’s great pleasures. QUALITY IN OUR DNA

We also take time to produce our clinker bricks. Enduring value, a passion for detail, quality and tradition are burnt into our East Friesian DNA. Producing one-off clinker bricks, individually fired and selected by hand, is our passion. And sometimes, this quite simply means sitting back and drinking tea. East Friesian tea, incidentally, has been included in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Our clinker bricks are also on a list: the list of the best handcrafted bricks in Germany – that’s certainly worth raising a nice cup of tea to!

Each brick is an authentic one-off object – individually fired and selected by hand CARE HOME, KIEL Schäfer-Agather-Scheel Architect Studio, Kiel

Photo: Christian Schlüter, Essen COLORATION NO. 1 COLORATION NO. 2 MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING, PULHEIM Kasper Kraemer Architect Studio, Cologne

Photo: Stefan Schilling RESIDENTIAL HOUSE T, WOLFSBURG MMP Architect Studio, Calberlah

Photo: Christian Schlüter, Essen COLORATION NO. 4 COLORATION NO. 6 TRADITION-CONSCIOUS HOUSE Z, BERLIN-DAHLEM Beyer + Schubert Architect Studio, Berlin

Photo: Olaf Hauschulz COLORATION NO. 9 COLORATION NO. 11 HOUSE BW, BRAUNSCHWEIG O.M. BDA Architect Studio, Braunschweig

Photo: Christian Schlüter, Essen COLORATION NO. 16 COLORATION NO. 17 COLORATION NO. 18 ECUMENICAL FORUM, HAMBURG Wandel Hoefer Lorch Architect Studio, Saarbrücken

Photo: Norbert Miguletz, Frankfurt UNION GROUND ROMANFABRIK, FRANKFURT A.M. Landes & Partner Architect Studio, Frankfurt

Photo: Landes & Partner, Frankfurt COLORATION NO. 20 COLORATION NO. 26 HOUSE P, DAMME Architect Johannes Götz, Cologne

Photo: Jan Kraege SUPREME QUALITY COLORATION NO. 27 COLORATION NO. 62 JUBI, DEN HAAG Kollhoff Architect Studio, Den Haag

Photo: Susanne Wegner COLORATION NO. 68 COLORATION NO. 72 COLORATION NO. 101 HAND SELECTED COLORATION NO. 103 HOUSE TW, SÖGEL Knipper Kleine Architekten, Sögel

Photo: Wittmunder Klinker, Neuschoo COLORATION NO. 104.20 SUPREME CRAFTSMANSHIP COLORATION NO. 120 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT THE DORTMUNDER U Bahl Architect Studio, Hagen

Photo: Krischer Fotografie, Duisburg HOUSE D, DORTMUND Mensing + Schmidt Architect Studio, Dortmund

Photo: Eva Schwarz COLORATION NO. 132 COLORATION NO. 135 BESPOKE COLORATION NO. 139 IFFLANDSTRASSE, HAMBURG KBNK Architect Studio, Hamburg

Photo: Dorfmüller Klier, Hamburg MEEDLAND HOUSE, LANGEOOG KSV Krüger Schuberth Vandreike Architect Studio, Berlin

Photo: KSV Architekten, Berlin COLORATION NO. 151 COLORATION NO. 191D FAMILY HOUSE, HAMBURG Architect Stephan Isphording, Hamburg

Photo: Stephan Isphording, Hamburg MOERKENSHEIDE VILLA, DE PINTE – BELGIUM Dieter de Vos Architect Studio, de Pinte

Photo: Filip Dujardin, Gent COLORATION NO. 198 COLORATION NO. 207 DE LAAK APARTMENT BUILDING, AMERSFOORT – NETHERLANDS Jessenvollenweider Architect Studio, Basel

Photo: Maximilian Meise, Berlin SCHOOL, BOCHOLT Architect Kai Roebrock, Bocholt

Photo: Roland Solich, Hilden COLORATION NO. 219 Firmly rooted in the East Friesian landscape: the Wittmunder brickworks is as closely associated with the region as its famous tea

THE WITTMUNDER CLINKER BRICK: THE CLASSIC PRODUCT FROM EAST FRIESLAND

It all began over 100 years ago, when Klinkerwerke Wittmund first manufactured a product which has since become a byword for enduring value, tradition and quality: its clinker brick for construction and paving. An East Friesian classic, born in the scorching heat of the kiln. Each brick one of a kind. Each coloration unique in its way. It’s a product that remains the same today. Because the production process is based on a tradition cherished by generations of master kiln operators. Because Wittmunder Klinker is one of the last brickmakers working without chemical addi- tives or engobes. Because every colour is produced solely by the high temperature of the firing. Our customers receive “Made in Germany”-quality, hand-selected clinker bricks. TRADITION AND INNOVATION – IT’S ALL IN THE MIXTURE

The raw material for Wittmunder clinker bricks, namely clay, is extracted locally. It is then used at our brickworks in Neuschoo to produce clinker brinks which marry tradition and innovation. A great deal of experience is needed to achieve the precise temperature required to produce the clinker. A temperature of 1200 degrees achieves an extremely hard firing, ensuring the minimum water absorption in our brickworks’ tunnel kiln and high bulk densities, with the result that our clinker bricks look great and last an eternity. We are proud to manufacture an authentic product that has close ties with the region yet – or even perhaps Bricks with personality: because of these links – is coveted the clay is extracted locally throughout Germany and Europe. and the clinker is fired hard in A product for creative planners and the kiln and then hand- ambitious clients keen to design selected in the brickworks architecture that really stands apart. There is a real appreciation for solid craftsmanship at present. In our brickworks, we’ve never worked in any other way. For us, it goes without saying that we select by hand

WITTMUNDER CLINKER BRICKS – A UNIQUE PRODUCT

Craftsmanship is currently enjoying a real renaissance. And we’re de- lighted because we’ve never worked in any other way with our brickworks. Wittmunder clinker bricks have always been produced by hand – and we will continue to make them this way in the future. We produce supreme quality clinker bricks. Clinker bricks unique in shape and colour which are sorted individually by hand after the firing process. We always strive to deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction. We seek to build enduring collaborative relationships with our customers. And we would like to remain the independent, family-run business we have always been. A company which satisfies the very highest standards with its unique clinker bricks – because we are the original! A GOOD INSTINCT FOR” DETAIL IS AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF OUTSTANDING ARCHITECTURE – AS ARE QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CREATIVE INDEPENDENCE. THESE ARE PRECISELY THE VALUES THAT SET OUR CLINKER BRICKS APART. Exhibition/Production Administration/Distribution Klinkerwerk Neuschoo Wittmunder Klinker Ziegeleiweg 1 | 26487 Neuschoo Mühlenstraße 69 | 26409 Wittmund Fon +49 49 75 / 91 91-0 Fon +49 44 62 / 94 74 -0