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In1953, Egon Eiermann designed a metal table frame for work in drawing rooms and architectural offices, which was manufactured by the Max Meier company and also in the metal workshop at the Technical University of Karlsruhe. It consists of two side parts that are welded together by a spatially tilted cross to form a rigid table frame. A simple wooden board is placed on the frame and serves as a drawing surface.

In1965, Klaus Brunner, one of Egon Eiermann's assistants, suggested a transportable version of the table frame when he moved to Freiburg. Adam Wieland, head of the metal workshop at the Technical University of Karlsruhe since 1963, further developed Egon Eiermann's table frame by tilting the diagonally arranged cross struts vertically and connecting them to the side sections in a detachable manner. The E2 is born. A few days later, Egon Eiermann inspected the design and was impressed. In the same year, Adam Wieland begins production of the table frame, which establishes itself as the standard table for architects and designers over the next 45 years.

1995 While Egon Eiermann's welded table frame disappears from the market in the 1980s, the popularity of Adam Wieland's E2 continues to grow. For many of its aficionados, the E2 becomes the so-called "Eiermann table". In the same year, a furniture dealer acquires the rights to the term Egon Eiermann and his products. He modified the original frame from 1953 and, at the end of the 1990s, also launched it on the market as a demountable version with a metric tube diameter and various accessories already developed by Adam Wieland, such as a height adjuster and cable duct. As the dismountable table frame from Adam Wieland is an independent further development of the original, the production and distribution rights remain with Adam Wieland even after the "Eiermann" name is sold in 1995.

In2009, the product name E2 was finally developed and registered as a trademark with the German Patent Office.