Originally founded in 1861 under the name of "J. H. Lücke & Rasch, Tapeten und Rouleauxfabrik,", the wallpaper factory only existed until the 1880s, when it finally had to file for bankruptcy in the face of the competition of the time. The main reason for this was that Rasch printed manually, whereas other companies had already introduced machine printing.
In 1897, Guido Wiecking and Hugo and Emil Rasch founded the wallpaper factory at its present location in Bramsche near Osnabrück and renamed it "Gebr. Rasch GmbH & Co." The family-owned business is still located in Bramsche today and is one of the leading manufacturers in Germany. Collaborations with numerous people from the fields of art, architecture and design, as well as the Bauhaus in Dessau, molded its image and contributed to the company's success.
Arnold Bode was one of the corporate partners of Rasch. Among other activities, he devoted himself to the design of products such as furniture and fabrics. Moreover, he designed wallpapers.#h