--- title: "BACKENZAHN" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/e15/backenzahn" language: "en" type: "product" description: "BACKENZAHN - Designer Stools by e15 ✓ Comprehensive product & design information ✓ Catalogs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2001-05-01T00:00:00+02:00" modified: "2026-06-24T17:58:52+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410xAUTO_fit_center-center_90_none/ST04_BACKENZAHN_16_CO_Eiche.jpg" --- [![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/manufacturers/e/e15/e15-logo.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/e15) # e15 BACKENZAHN Year of design: 1996 | Design: [Philipp Mainzer](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/philipp-mainzer) ![BACKENZAHN](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ST04_BACKENZAHN_16_CO_Eiche.jpg) [Home furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/home-furniture) **›** [Seating furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/seating-furniture) **›** [Stools](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/stools) [Home furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/home-furniture) **›** [Tables](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/tables-1) **›** [Side tables](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/side-tables) The original BACKENZAHN™ designed in 1996 by e15 founder and architect Philipp Mainzer is a modern design classic as well as an identifiable icon for e15. Crafted in Germany, the stool (with shaped seat) or the side table (with flat top) is offered in oiled European oak or walnut. For its signature form and detail the centre of the tree is used. During the seasoning of the solid wood, the legs form their characteristic cracks, which make every stool unique. ![SF03 SHIRAZ CU06 NIMA ST04 BACKENZAHN CM05 HABIBI CP03 KAVIR detail](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/SF03_SHIRAZ_CU06_NIMA_ST04_BACKENZAHN_CM05_HABIBI_CP03_KAVIR_detail.jpg)![SH05 ARIE LT02 SEAMTWO ST04 BACKENZAHN CP03 KAVIR](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/SH05_ARIE_LT02_SEAMTWO_ST04_BACKENZAHN_CP03_KAVIR.jpg)![ST04 BACKENZAHN 15 CO Nuss](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/ST04_BACKENZAHN_15_CO_Nuss.jpg)![ST04 BACKENZAHN 6](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/ST04_BACKENZAHN_6.jpg)![ST04 BACKENZAHN 3](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/ST04_BACKENZAHN_3.jpg) ![TA04 BIGFOOT ST04 BACKENZAHN CM04 ITO](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/TA04_BIGFOOT_-ST04_BACKENZAHN_CM04_ITO.jpg)![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/DC08_BASIS_workstation_ST04_BACKENZAHN_detail_new_210211_104142.jpg)![TA14 ANTON CH04 HOUDINI ST04 BACKENZAHN 191001 131919](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/TA14_ANTON_CH04_HOUDINI_ST04_BACKENZAHN_191001_131919.jpg)![SF06 KERMAN CU06 NIMA CM05 HABIBI ES08 ENOKI MIGOTO ST04 BACKENZAHN CP03 KAVIR RGB](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/SF06_KERMAN_CU06_NIMA_CM05_HABIBI_ES08_ENOKI-MIGOTO_ST04_BACKENZAHN_CP03_KAVIR_RGB.jpg)![SF06 KERMAN ST04 BACKENZAHN CM05 HABIBI](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/SF06_KERMAN_ST04_BACKENZAHN_CM05_HABIBI.jpg) ![BACKENZAHN](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/RH01_STUTTGART_ST04_BACKENZAHN_Nussbaum_walnut_landscape_210209_204232.jpg) - Request a quote - [Manufacturer's Product-Info](https://www.e15.com/en/backenzahn-tm-stool.html) - [Manufacturer's website](https://www.e15.com) All ST products - [![LANGLEY](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/DC03_LANGLEY_oak_black_stained_191001_165332.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/e15/langley) - [![OTHER](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/ST12_OTHER_Umbragrau.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/e15/other) - [![GRACE](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/e/e15/produkte/grace-barstool/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/grace-barstool-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/e15/grace) - [![BACKENZAHN](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/ST04_BACKENZAHN_16_CO_Eiche.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/e15/backenzahn) - [All products by e15 @ Stylepark](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/manufacturer/e15) - [e15 @ Stylepark](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/e15) e15 Related Articles [DESIGN New Kid on the Block 8/1/2026 Stylepark is raffling off the BACKENZAHN™ STEEL by e15 among all subscribers to the Stylepark newsletter!](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/raffle-e15-backenzahn-steel-stylepark-magazine) [FAIRS & EVENTS Stylepark & Messe Frankfurt: Grandcreators 9/10/2025 In collaboration with Stylepark, Messe Frankfurt is currently planning Grandcreators, a completely new, curated event format for international premium brands in the interior design segment.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stylepark-messe-frankfurt-plattform-fuer-die-grandcreators) [AWARD NOMINATION Kaldewei: E15-KALDEWEI COLLECTION by Stefan Diez 11/25/2024 For the new ‘e15-Kaldewei Collection’, designer Stefan Diez has brought the furniture brand e15 into the bathroom.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/kaldewei-e15-kaldewei-collection-stylepark-magazine) [ORGATEC 2024 – REVIEW Nervously in the flow 10/24/2024 How do we want to work in the future? 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