Vitra
Vitra – founded by Willi and Erika Fehlbaum, the owner of a shopfitting business – entered the furniture market in 1957 with the licensed production of furniture from the Herman Miller Collection for the European market - primarily designs by Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson. In 1967 the company introduced the Panton Chair by Verner Panton – the first cantilever chair out of plastic. In 1977 Rolf Fehlbaum took over the management of Vitra. In 1984 the partnership that had been formed with Herman Miller was terminated by mutual consent. Subsequently, Vitra obtained the rights to designs by Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson for Europe and the Middle East.
Today, Vitra's product line consists of designer furniture for use in offices, homes and public areas. In 2002, the company took in the realm of domestic living. Launched in 2004, the Home Collection includes classic furniture design pieces by Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Verner Panton, Alexander Girard and Jean Prouvé, as well as the works of designers such as Antonio Citterio, Jasper Morrison, Alberto Meda, Maarten van Severen, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Hella Jongerius and BarberOsgerby.
THE BRAND
Vitra is a Swiss family-owned furniture company with headquarters in Birsfelden, Switzerland. It is the manufacturer of the works of many furniture designers. Vitra is also known for the works of notable architects that make up its premises in Weil am Rhein, Germany, in particular the Vitra Design Museum.
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The Belleville Chair, designed Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, is a sleek design wooden chair. It consists of two main components – a seat shell and a slender black structural frame made of plastic without armrests. The seat shell, which tapers from a wide seat to a narrow backrest, lends the Belleville Chair a distinctive identity: the moulded plywood veneer shell gives it the appearance of a wooden chair. It features the seat shell in moulded plywood and protective black ash finish. The base and frame are in injection-moulded polyamide. It features in a black ash finish.
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Chaise Tout Bois, designed by Jean Prouvé, is a lounge chair made entirely out of wood. The design is very similar to Prouvé's famous Standard chair, but the wood was substituted for the metal base due to the scarcity of metal during the Second World War. The form of the Chaise Tout Bois articulates Prouvé's intention to provide added strength at the transition point between the seat and backrest, where the load weight of the human anatomy is greatest. The profile of the rear frame section – back legs and backrest support – makes reference to this load transfer and is a typical characteristic of Prouvé's designs for both furniture and architecture. It features a seat and backrest in natural oak with a protective natural lacquer finish. The base is in non-stackable solid wood base same type of wood as the backrest and the seat in natural oak with a protective varnish.
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Fauteuil Direction Armchair, designed by Jean Prouve, is a stylish armchair which is specially suited for dining room seating or as an armchair in home offices. The design reflects Jean Prouvé's characteristic aesthetic vocabulary, which is based on structural requirements. The comfortably upholstered armchair is in leather covers in a beautiful brown color. The seat and backrest features polyurethane filling with covers in Leather Premium F (L50). While the armrest is in solid wood in natural oak with oiled finish. It is available in Umbra Grey color.
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Plywood Group, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, is an elegant dining chair. The graceful Dining Chair Metal (DCM) chairs in the Plywood Group resulted from designers' early experiments with moulding plywood into complex shapes. It features a back/seat in a moulded plywood with face veneer in Natural Ash. The base is in tubular steel, powder-coated. Seat and backrest are attached to the base with shock mounts (bonded rubber and metal connectors).
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Panton Chair, designed by Verner Panton, is a beautiful award winning chair. Conceived by Verner Panton in 1959, the Panton chair was developed for serial production in collaboration with Vitra (1967). Today, the all-plastic chair is an icon of twentieth-century design. It has received numerous international design awards and is present in the collections of many prominent museums. It is available in soft mint color. Back, seat and base are dyed through polypropylene, 100% recyclable. Matt finish. Suited for outdoor use.
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Soft Pad EA 208, designed by Charles & Ray Eames, is an armchair beautifully curated. It is an iconic yet understated design of Charles and Ray Eames's Soft Pad Chairs EA 208 makes them an ideal choice for prestigious meeting and conference spaces. Their luxuriant upholstery ensures soft seating comfort. With a choice of different types of leather covers in a large selection of colors, customers can find the right version for every interior. Backrest and seat chair with medium-high backrest. Three sewn-on cushions with polyurethane foam upholstery in leather. Side profiles in a chrome-plated finish. Armrests: chrome-plated finish. Base in chrome finish. It is featuring a Nero color.
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The Standard chair, designed by Jean Prouvé, is a lounge chair that has evolved into one of the most famous classics of the French 'constructeur'. The seat and backrest of this understated, iconic chair are available in various types of wood, and the metal frame comes in different colors. The seat and backrest are in oak (natural or dark finish) or walnut (black-pigmented finish), USA. The base is in bent sheet steel and tubular steel, powder-coated finish (smooth). It features a finish in Dark Oak, Natural Oak, and Black walnut pigmented
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The Wiggle Side Chair, designed by Frank Gehry, is a beautiful side chair that is a part of Frank Gehry's 1972 furniture series 'Easy Edges', in which he succeeded in bringing a new aesthetic dimension to such an everyday material as cardboard. The sculptural chair is not only very comfortable, it is also strong and robust. It features a finish is available in Natural Beige. The structure is made up of corrugated cardboard. Edges are made up of hardboard.
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The Tabouret Haut bar stool, designed by Jean Prouvé, is a high stool that is available in robust solid oak, with a natural or dark stained finish. The chrome-plated steel ring with an anti-skid surface guarantees stability and offers comfortable use as a footrest. It is available in natural oak and dark oak with a protective varnish.
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Standard SP, designed by Jean Prouvé, builds a bridge from past to present, revisiting Prouvé's iconic Standard chair without altering its form: the seat surface and backrest in robust plastic give Standard SP a contemporary look. Seat and backrest are in ASA plastic (fine-textured). Base is in bent sheet steel and tubular steel, powder-coated finish (smooth). It is available in deep black color.
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The Cone chair, designed by Verner Panton, was originally designed for a restaurant in Denmark. It takes its shape from the classic geometric figure for which it is named. The padded shell forms the back and armrests and, together with the soft seat cushion, creates an exceptionally comfortable armchair, which is mounted on an elegant stainless steel swivel base. The body is made up of glass fiber reinforced plastic laminate and upholstered with lightly padded polyurethane foam. The base of the chair is made up of stainless steel cruciform base, a satin finish. A wide range of colors is available including the traditional black, blue, red, and orange.
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Grand Relax, designed by Antonio Citterio is a luxurious reclining lounge chair combining outstanding comfort with compact dimensions and a classic understated aesthetic.Seat and body is made with moulded polyurethane foam with plastic frame and integrated synchronised mechanism with locking device. The base of the chair is a four-star swivel base in die-cast aluminium, polished. It is available in Bamboo Melange finish.
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Lounge Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, is a sleek design armchair, one of the great furniture designs of the twentieth century. Offering ultimate comfort, this elegant chair has been produced by Vitra since the 1950s using virtually the same production techniques and high-quality materials. The Lounge Chair comes in two sizes and various combinations of leather upholstery covers, wooden shells, and bases. The seat and back are in molded plywood, white-pigmented walnut. It has removable cushion units, and covers in leather. The base is in five-star swivel base and back braces in an all-chrome version. It features in a white snow finish.
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The Citizen Lowback, designed by Konstantin Grcic, is an armchair combining an unconventional design with a new way of sitting: the seat is suspended on three cables, enabling a pleasant swinging movement and a unique dynamic experience for the sitter. The frame is made of tubular steel, powder-coated in deep black.It features a beautiful green emerald cover with material in laser re. The chair has a back support shell in rigid polyurethane foam, encased in moulded polyurethane foam. The base is four-star swivel base made of tubular steel, powder-coated in deep textured black finish, plastic glides with felt inserts.
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Grand Repos, designed by Antonio Citterio, is a beautifully designed lounge chair. A synchronised mechanism is concealed beneath the upholstery of the Grand Repos wing chair and can be locked in any position, for optimum back support and utmost comfort at any reclining angle. The characteristic head section invites the user to lean back and creates a sense of shelter and seclusion. The decorative seams in the fabric or leather upholstery of some versions lend the armchair an almost artisanal look. The cover material is featured with the leather with contrast seam and double stitch in a chocolate brown finish.
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Coconut chair, designed by George Nelson, is a beautifully designed chair. The comparison of the Coconut Chair to an eighth of a sectioned coconut goes back to the designer himself, George Nelson – a prominent exponent of American mid-century modernism. However, the colour scheme of this iconic, spacious lounge chair is reversed: the outside of the plastic shell is white, while the comfortable one-piece upholstery is covered in high-quality leather in nero finish.
