The founder of one of Germany’s most famous furniture groups, Rolf Benz, has died. He was 91.

Mr Benz founded his own-name company in Nagold, near to the Black Forest in south-west Germany, in 1964.

In 1994, Rolf Benz took over another well known furniture group, Walter Knoll. When Rolf Benz’s family announced his death on January 29, Walter Knoll said in a statement that Mr Benz had set new standards in the world of furniture.

“He knew how to combine design, comfort and functionality in a unique way and shaped a new era of living with his innovative upholstered furniture.”

It added that the Rolf Benz brand had become synonymous with high-quality, German-made furniture.

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