Gaggenau Hausgeräte (en: Gaggenau Home Appliances) is a German manufacturer established in 1683 as the Eisenwerke Gaggenau A.G. in the Black Forest region of Germany by German aristocrat Markgraf Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden. The company’s roots began in extractive metallurgy, smelting base metal from ore and forging hammer and nails out of a hammer mill.
It is currently a a popular German brand that manufactures primarily domestic appliances being a subsidiary of Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte (BSH Hausgeräte). In 2008, the company won the IF Design Awards in every category in which it had nominations.