Horn furniture

Trophies of chase have already been used during the late Middle Age for furnishing and in modern times furniture makers use the horns and antlers of animals such as cattle (usually longhorned ones), antelope, moose and elk.

[1] Antlers were already used in the late 15th century as a source material for clothes hooks, storage racks and chandeliers, the so-called "lusterweibchen".

[4] The ambitious European middle-class people embodied a lifestyle trend of the cultivation of home décor during the second half of the 19th century.

[8] Popular horn furniture was related to the following well-known designers and or company names in Germany and Austria such as Gustav Lorenz, Heinrich Keitel, Kurt Schicker, Rudolf Brix, Vitus Madel & Sohn.

The lodge style and cabin décor trend in modern households today is facing a reinvigorated demand for horn furniture.