Born 1975 in Haan, Germany, as a son of a Turkish guest worker, Cengiz Civan found his way into furniture and design – by making detours and without official training. Unbearable, unteachable, uninterested and falsely oriented, having broken off professional education, Civan eventually started to sell plaster sculptures and soon created his own collection. He smoothly changed into the jewelry business.

Over the years he expanded the design, sales and production of gold jewelry. By chance, Civan switched to furniture business, slowly eclipsing the jewelry activities. Taking over an insolvent furnishing house, the autodidact established his main pillar. Without capital, but equipped with perseverance and a sense for the costumers’ wishes, Cengiz Civan built up one of the most renowned houses of the industry.

With his first design, the Sequoia Bank, he designed a sofa for the dining table – creating and recreating a traditional cozy center of action.