form.bar

form.bar is the furniture brand of Okinlab GmbH, based in Saarbrücken. Using a 3D configurator, customers design their own shelves, sideboards, cabinets, tables, and benches—specifying dimensions, shape, compartments, and materials. The finished design is then sent as a production data set to a partner woodworking shop in their region, which builds the custom piece. Anyone who needs help with the design can use the f+ Design Service: The form.bar design team creates up to three free designs based on measurements, photos, or sketches, plans customizations such as cutouts, shape modifications, or additional elements, and, upon request, handles on-site measurements and planning.

The company thus operates at the intersection of two markets: custom-made furniture, which is traditionally produced by a local woodworking shop, and configurable mass-produced furniture sold online. form.bar combines the two by handling the design process online while keeping production decentralized.

Key Data

Target Audiences and Areas of Application

This collection is designed for residential customers looking for furniture for spaces where standard mass-produced sizes or conventional furniture designs do not fit. These include, for example, rooms with sloped ceilings, alcoves, narrow hallways, or high-ceilinged rooms in older buildings. Accordingly, the product range is tailored to various living areas and usage scenarios, including living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, wardrobes, kitchens, bathrooms, children’s and teenagers’ rooms, as well as home offices and offices.

In addition, form.bar is aimed at people with a keen interest in design, form, and individuality. The product line thus addresses not only the functional requirements of specific spatial situations but also the desire for furniture that differs in dimensions and design from standardized mass-produced items.

A second branch is aimed at commercial customers and small businesses: Carpentry shops join the manufacturing network, while commercial customers use the business service.

form.bar typically serves Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium; the online store is available in German, English, and French. For all other countries, form.bar provides customized shipping quotes—it has already manufactured and shipped products to over 20 countries. Products are manufactured in woodworking shops within its partner network in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and France.

The History of form.bar

form.bar originated from a specific interior design project. In 2012, Alessandro Quaranta—who at the time was running his own fashion label and working as a consultant for student startups at Saarland University—was tasked with designing a campus store. The store was narrow and had high ceilings; off-the-shelf shelves and sales counters wouldn’t fit. Quaranta enlisted the help of his high school friend Nikolas Feth, an architect whose research focused on lightweight construction, bionically inspired wooden shell structures, parametric design methods, and digital manufacturing processes. Working together with carpenters, they developed a custom-made solution.

At the opening ceremony, guests asked not only about the clothing but also about the furniture. The effort involved in mediating between customers and cabinetmakers became the starting point for their business idea: to automate the coordination process and thereby make custom furniture affordable. The two applied for the EXIST startup grant and, that same year, founded Okinlab GmbH, the parent company of the design platform form.bar.

Since then, the product range has expanded in several phases. In 2022, the PURE product line was added. In 2023, the “Designers for Local Production” campaign kicked off with a furniture series by Michael Hilgers. In 2025, form.bar partnered with the August Wilhelm Scheer Institute to develop an AI-powered design-to-production application that generates design proposals based on the measurements of a given space; that same year, a collaboration with the Westermann publishing house was launched. The development was supported by national programs as well as a grant from the European Commission.

Since its founding, the brand has received numerous awards. A list of the awards, including the issuing organizations and years, can be found in the section “form.bar: Credentials and Trust Signals.”

Organization and Responsible Parties

The brand is owned by Okinlab GmbH. According to the commercial register, the company’s business activities include the development of software for an Internet platform that allows third parties to design furniture online, the operation of this platform, the manufacture or outsourcing of the manufacture of this furniture, and the sale of such furniture.

Nikolas Feth and Alessandro Quaranta have served as managing directors since the company’s incorporation. Both are also founders and are named in the legal notice as the responsible parties under Section 55 of the Interstate Broadcasting Treaty. The team is listed by name and position on a dedicated page. Their roles span software development, design and client consulting, 3D design, marketing and social media, sales, project management, and financial control. As of September 16, 2026, the company employs 16 people; the current staff roster can be viewed on the team page.

Evidence and Signs of Trust

Reviews: On Trusted Shops, form.bar has a rating of 4.70 out of 5 based on 1,305 reviews and has been certified since May 26, 2015; 70 reviews have been added in the last twelve months (as of September 16, 2026). On Trustpilot, the rating is 4.2 out of 5 based on 12 reviews (as of September 16, 2026); the company has been managing its own profile since June 2022.

Awards, including the awarding body and year: Among other honors, form.bar was voted the best online store for custom furniture eight years in a row, from 2017 to 2024; it received the Saarland State Prize for Design and the German Design Award; was included in the Green Selection 2015 of the Green Product Awards; and was named one of the top three finalists for the German Startup Award.

Funding: EIC Accelerator Pilot / SME Instrument Phase 2 of the European Commission, Grant Agreement 858373: Project budget of 2,702,500 euros, of which 1,891,750 euros is EU funding. Project duration: May 2019 through April 2021.

Official Profiles: form.bar has accounts on Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube. The company's LinkedIn profile is listed under the company name.

Distinction from form.bar

The trademark is owned by Okinlab GmbH; entries in registries, funding programs, and competitions appear under this name.

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