Egon Eiermann studied architecture in Berlin. Then he joined the staff at Karstadt AG. In 1931 he established together with Fritz Jahnecke his on Architecture Bureau. Eiermann was appointed as Lecturer at the Technical College in Karlsruhe, and was co-founder of the German Design council. In addition to architecture Eiermann was also worked as stage designer for numerous film and theatre productions and designed furniture. In 1953 Eiermann designed himself an iconic desk.