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Lewens Markisen of Ludwigslust develops and manufactures high-quality awnings and patio coverings, from simple to complex and for numerous applications. When designing and developing its products, Lewens tries to respond as closely as possible to the wishes of the end users, as well as the dealers who work with the products.
In the articulated screen product group, the products/product series Economy, Family, Trentino and Toscana are the result of this determination. Lewens has a total of nine (cassette) screens in its product range. "All screens have a typical, individual look and design and maximum functionality, meeting almost every demand from the market," says manager Benelux Marc Smeets of Lewens.
For the 2022 season, Lewens has not added a new screen to the lineup. "We will stick with the nine screens we have now," Smeets informs. "Incidentally, the Family Classic, the Trentino with the angled front frame and the Toscana Grande can be optionally equipped with our Vario Volant, which offers even more possibilities."
Drop-down screens are a somewhat underrated form of sun protection. For terraces, articulated awnings or possibly pergola systems or other types of canopies are usually preferred; for other sun protection applications, screens are most often in the spotlight. But drop-down screens are indeed functional, not least because they do not close off the window as much and therefore create a less confined feeling.
Lewens has the Micro 100 drop-down screen in its range. This screen is available in two types, one with a fabric pitch of up to 90° and one with a fabric pitch of up to 135°. Of interest is the Micro 150, a niche product. It is a drop-down screen on uprights that is specially designed for residential balconies, where drilling is not allowed or not possible to install an awning. The uprights to which the screen is attached are clamped between the floor and the deck of the balcony. The fabric pitch is a maximum of 135°.
Lewens regularly enters its products in international (design) competitions. This includes the Toscana cassette screen, which was developed back in 2004 and still occupies a prominent place in the Lewens range. Immediately after its launch, this screen won the prestigious European Aluminium Design Award for Consumer Products.
The Tuscany, by the way, was developed by Delft-based Fabrique Public & Industrial Design. It is the individuality and special vision of founder and current director Götz Lewens of Lewens Markisen that led to this special German-Dutch collaboration. As in all German-Dutch confrontations, things often go hard against hard. However, always with the conclusion: all's well that ends well, because the result is invariably products that appeal to the market.
Lewens has recently won a number of awards with products also designed in Delft. Among them, however, no articulated arm or drop screens. Those awards will be presented to the readers of Z&R on occasion.
