Muhle was founded in 1945 when Otto Johannes Müller, just returned from the war, founds a small business with a great deal of optimism. Working out of a laundry room, he produces the first brushes and comes up with the MÜHLE logo.
The company founder specialises in MÜHLE shaving brushes and acquires its first export customers abroad.
In 1965, after the untimely death of his father, Hans-Jürgen Müller takes over the company with 40 employees. MÜHLE now exports its products to 36 countries.
In 1972, the great wave of expropriation by the GDR leadership also affects MÜHLE. Under pressure from the state, Hans-Jürgen Müller sells his company, which becomes a “state-owned enterprise”. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hans-Jürgen Müller takes back ownership of the expropriated family business. From now on, it operates under the name Hans-Jürgen Müller KG, which retains the MÜHLE logo.
From a small brush manufacturer to a global brand with classic status, MÜHLE celebrated in 2020 its 75th anniversary and continues to focus on shaving culture.
