Home stories 2016

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H O M E STO R I E S 2016/2017

Our homes tell a series of stories, charting the constants and the changes in our life. Each of us is the author.

This vibrant collage, unique to all of us, has guided Vitra and its designers across the generations, from Charles and Ray Eames, Jean ProuvÊ, and Verner Panton to today’s designs by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Hella Jongerius, Jasper Morrison and Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.

Over the years, Vitra has sought to create Home Stories that relate to different types of architecture, from historic to modern, Scandinavian to Southern European, urban to rural.

Taking place in real homes, our journeys have included Stockholm, Berlin, London, Rome, Barcelona and many other distinctive locations. For the presentation of our newest collection of products, we ventured to Porto and Lisbon, where the natural and urban environments enjoy a special relationship with one another.

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Dining Room Products

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Story

Jasper Morrison

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Home Office

Hans Coray

Products

Story

Story

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Products

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CONTENT

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Outdoor

Living Room Products

Hella Jongerius

Antonio Citterio Story

Story

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Vitra Icons

Lounge Chair 60

Products

Story

Children’s Room Products

Story

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Eames and toys

Wooden Dolls Story

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Real Life

Accessories

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Vitra Campus

Index

Story

Products

L I S BO N, P O RT U GA L

Dining Room

Belleville Family Belleville is the name of the vibrant Paris neighbourhood where the designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have their studio. Visual references for the Belleville Chair can be found in the classic French bistro furnishings and lively atmosphere of this Parisian quarter. The seat shell is the defining characteristic of the chair's identity: available in coloured polypropylene, moulded plywood veneer or with a padded cover in leather or fabric, the shell determines the viewer's perception of the Belleville Chair as a plastic chair, a wooden chair, an upholstered chair – or even as an armchair with forward slanting armrests.

Belleville Armchair Wood

30 black (textured)

10 natural oak, with protective varnish

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Belleville Table Bistro

Belleville Armchair Plastic

Belleville Table Bistro

Belleville Chair Leather

Belleville Chair Plastic

94 moss grey

17 light oak

67 asphalt

12 deep black

Belleville Armchair Plastic

Belleville Table, 2000 x 800 mm

Belleville Armchair Fabric

12 deep black

75 solid American walnut, oiled

03 blue-grey

Softshell Chair The smooth contours and appealingly soft upholstery over the entire surface give the Softshell Chair by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec its calm, cosy and inviting character.

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The Belleville Tables by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec (2015) are highly variable in appearance thanks to the diverse selection of table tops.

Together with the Belleville Chairs they form a harmonious family of furnishings.

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Softshell Chair Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2008 Plano 98 dark red/nero

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Softshell Chair Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2008 Plano 15 pink/sierra grey

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Belleville Table Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2015 90 solid oak, smoked, oiled

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Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec The collaboration with Vitra

Vegetal, 2008

‘In the early years of our relationship with Vitra, Rolf Fehlbaum (Vitra Chairman Emeritus) gave us the book “A Pattern Language”. It is widely familiar among the design and architectural community and describes quite well the philosophy of our relationship. The book is a fascinating, yet quite strange reflection on the confidence in a working process: it describes many issues (the patterns) and provides one clear, yet simple recommendation to solve them. Read in a certain way, “A Pattern Language” proposes building the world by the details.

I feel that we always start from a rather clearly identified situation and try to make possible a smart answer, but this can also take place within a wider puzzle – which is, on one hand, the world around us, and on the other hand, Vitra as a project.’

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Development of the Vegetal Chair, Ronan Bouroullec

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have run their own design studio in Paris since 1999. Their oeuvre ranges from small everyday objects to architectural projects. Their collaboration with Vitra began in 2000, and since that time they have contributed numerous designs to the Vitra Home Collection, such as the plant-like partition elements Algues, the extraordinarily comfortable Softshell Chair, the airy and translucent Slow Chair, the organic Vegetal Chair, the iconic Alcove Sofa family, and the elegant Belleville bistro chairs.

Algue, 2004 Cover of the book ‘A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction’ by Christoph Alexander, 1977

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

Prototype of the Slow Chair, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

Prototype of the Slow Chair, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

Preliminary sketches for the Belleville Chair, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec with the Belleville Chair

Drawing by Ronan Bouroullec

Eames Plastic Chair The Eames Plastic Chairs, created by Charles and Ray Eames as the very first plastic chairs to be produced with industrial methods, are counted among the most important furniture designs of the twentieth century. The organically shaped shells are very comfortable, and a wide variety of bases makes it possible to find the perfect chair for many different uses and requirements.

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The Wood Table (2014) by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby is distinguished by its archetypal form and precisely balanced proportions, making it seem as though it has always existed.

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Eames Plastic Side Chair DSW Charles & Ray Eames, 1950

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Eames Plastic Armchair DAW Charles & Ray Eames, 1950 Hopsak 81 ice blue/ivory

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Wood Table Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, 2014 70 solid oak, natural, oiled

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Wall Clocks - Sunflower Clock George Nelson, 1948-1960 5.

Eames House Bird 6.

Akari 26A Isamu Noguchi, 1951 7.

Wooden Dolls Cat & Dog Alexander Girard, 1963

Eames Plastic Chair

DAX

DSR

DSW

RAR

03 red (poppy red) 68 pink/poppy red

04 white 74 dark blue/ivory

93 classic green 86 mint/forest

21 ocean

DSR

DAR

DSX

DSX

34 mustard 71 yellow/pastel green

94 moss grey 87 ivory/forest

35 basalt 75 dark blue/moor brown

89 oxide red 62 red/moor brown

DAW

DSR

DAW

DAX

73 navy blue 84 blue/moor brown

28 classic red

30 cream 79 warmgrey/ivory

01 basic dark 78 nero/moor brown

DAW

DSW

DAL

DSW

23 ice grey

25 mauve grey 80 warmgrey/moor brown

04 white 69 grass-green/ivory

21 ocean 73 petrol/moor brown

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With 14 shell colours and 28 upholstery shades, the collection of Plastic Side Chairs and Plastic Armchairs offers around 400 possible combinations. Since 1951, there has been a marked increase in average human height – and likewise in the height of tables and chairs. Consequently, Vitra has added roughly 20 mm to the base height of the Eames Plastic Chairs while making corresponding adaptations to the seat geometry.

Wire Chairs Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, the Wire Chair is a variation on the theme of the organically shaped one-piece seat shell, combining transparent lightness with technological sophistication. The Wire Chair is available without upholstery, with a seat cushion or with a two-piece seat and back cushion, nicknamed the ‘Bikini’ pad due to its shape. The proportions of the Wire Chair have been adapted to today’s requirements by slightly raising the seat height.

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Jean Prouvé designed the wooden table Guéridon (1949/50) for the University of Paris. The classic table is a variation of Prouvé’s architecturally informed design vocabulary in a natural material.

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DKR-2 Charles & Ray Eames, 1951 Hopsak 68 pink/poppy red

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DKR-2 Charles & Ray Eames, 1951 Hopsak 62 red/moor brown

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DKR-2 Charles & Ray Eames, 1951 Checker 01 black/white

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Guéridon Jean Prouvé, 1949/1950 90 solid oak, smoked, oiled

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Girard Wool Blankets Alexander Girard, 1961/1971

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HAL Family ‘Special is generally less useful than normal’: this statement sums up Jasper Morrison’s guiding principle for creating designs that are not extraordinary but rather ‘super normal’ and – just like HAL – that show deference to the dictates of daily life.

With HAL, he has reinterpreted the multifunctional shell chair and created a versatile family of chairs with a clean contemporary look.

The canted legs of the EM Table (1950) by Jean Prouvé are connected by a crossbar, illustrating the structural forces and flow of stresses in a way that is typically seen only in engineering structures.

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HAL Armchair Wood Jasper Morrison, 2014 04 white

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HAL Wood Jasper Morrison, 2010 04 white

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HAL Leather Wood Jasper Morrison, 2014 2

Leather Forte (HAL Leather) 65 cognac

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EM Table (wood) Jean Prouvé, 1950 10 natural oak, with protective varnish

HAL Family The different chair bases can be combined with a seat shell in polypropylene (HAL), in plywood (HAL Ply) or with a lightly padded shell covered in leather (HAL Leather).

The related HAL Armchair rounds out the HAL family.

HAL Armchair Wood

HAL Cantilever

HAL Wood

Hopsak 81 ice blue/ivory Polypropylene 04 white

Polypropylene 14 ivy

Hopsak 79 warmgrey/ivory Polypropylene 23 ice grey

HAL Ply Wood

HAL Leather Cantilever Armrest

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HAL Tube Polypropylene 29 brick

17 light oak

Leather Forte (HAL Leather) 66 nero

HAL Sledge

HAL Leather Wood

Polypropylene 65 orange

Leather Forte (HAL Leather) 69 marron

HAL Armchair Wood

HAL Ply Tube

HAL Cantilever Armrest

HAL Wood

Polypropylene 65 orange

17 light oak

Polypropylene 01 basic dark

Polypropylene 04 white

Tip Ton Tip Ton defines a whole new chair typology: the solid plastic chair with forward-tilt action. Its name refers to the dual sitting positions provided by the chair – from a normal position, Tip Ton can be tilted forward a few degrees where the chair then stays in place. The forward-tilt position straightens the pelvis and spine and thus improves circulation to the abdominal and back muscles.

Tip Ton

Tip Ton

Tip Ton

Tip Ton

Plastic chair 34 mustard

Plastic chair 03 red (poppy red)

Plastic chair 01 basic dark

Plastic chair 37 glacier blue

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Tip Ton

Tip Ton

Tip Ton

Plastic chair 51 cactus

Plastic chair 36 earth grey

Plastic chair 23 ice grey

Plastic chair 04 white

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Plywood Group DCM Charles & Ray Eames, 1945/1946

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Contract Table Charles & Ray Eames, 1950

natural ash

12 white (smooth)

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Rotary Tray Jasper Morrison, 2014 04 white

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Graphic Print Pillows Alexander Girard, 1961

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Desk Clocks - Tripod Clock George Nelson, 1947/1953

Standard Chairs take the most stress on their back legs, where they bear the weight of the user’s upper body. The engineer and designer Jean Prouvé illustrated this simple insight in his distinctive design for the Standard chair: while steel tubing suffices for the front legs, since they bear a relatively light load, the back legs are made of voluminous hollow sections that transfer the primary stress to the floor.

Standard

Standard

45 black pigmented walnut 12 deep black powdercoated (smooth)

04 dark oak, protective vanish 88 ecru powder-coated (smooth)

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Standard 10 natural oak, with protective varnish 80 coffee powder-coated (smooth)

Standard SP Standard SP (Siège en Plastique) builds a bridge from past to present, giving this iconic chair a contemporary look without altering its form: made of robust plastic, the seat surface and backrest of Standard SP come in a palette of finely modulated colours. The durable matte finish of the powder-coated bases corresponds to the plastic surfaces of the chair.

Standard SP

Standard SP

Standard SP

Standard SP

74 olive 88 ecru powder-coated (textured)

87 teak brown 06 Japanese red powder-coated (textured)

69 marron 91 mint powder-coated (textured)

92 citron 40 chocolate powder-coated (textured)

Aluminium Chair The Aluminium Chairs EA 101, EA 103 and EA 104 by Charles and Ray Eames are ideal for using in combination with tables: in comparison to the other models in the Aluminium Group, they are somewhat lighter, narrower and higher. Thanks to the wide selection of subdued or bright upholstery colours, it is easy to find the perfect chair for any dining room interior. The three models differ in the type of base – fixed or swivel – and whether they come with armrests.

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Aluminium Chair EA 104 Charles & Ray Eames, 1958 Leather Premium 97 cognac

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Aluminium Chair EA 101 Charles & Ray Eames, 1958 Leather Premium 68 chocolate

Panton Chair Verner Panton developed the iconic Panton Chair (1959/60) as the first single-piece cantilever chair in plastic.

Panton Chair Classic is the original version of the chair with a glossy lacquer finish.

In the late 1990s, Verner Panton and Vitra reworked the Panton Classic on the basis of new plastics technology.

The result: the Panton Chair made of dyed-through plastic with a lustrous matte surface.

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Panton Chair Classic Verner Panton, 1959/1960 15 red

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Panton Chair Verner Panton, 1999 1

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Wood Table Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, 2014 75 solid American walnut, oiled

Bar Stools Tabouret Haut (1942) by Jean Prouvé is an unpretentious design with a lucid structure and harmonious proportions. The metal ring connecting the legs increases the stool’s rigidity and provides a footrest.

The HAL bar stools by Jasper Morrison (2010) are available with a variety of elegant bases and – like nearly all models in this large family of chairs – with a plastic or wooden seat shell.

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The seat of the Zeb Stool (2014), designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, is mounted on a height-adjustable swivel base. The sleeve of the column comes in various colours and the seat is available in different versions.

Tabouret Haut Jean Prouvé, 1942

HAL Ply Stool High Jasper Morrison, 2012

HAL Stool Medium Jasper Morrison, 2010

10 natural oak, with protective varnish

10 natural oak, with protective varnish

04 white

HAL bar stool Jasper Morrison, 2013

Zeb Stool Wood Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, 2014

Zeb Stool Soft Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, 2014

04 white

10 natural oak, with protective varnish

71 sand

Jasper Morrison Super Normal

‘Jasper Morrison – Thingness’, exhibition at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, 12 February – 5 June 2016

HAL Armchair Wood, 2014

Known for thinking outside the box, Jasper Morrison is one of the most successful industrial designers of the past few decades. Together with his colleague Naoto Fukasawa, he defined the term ‘super normal’, which in his opinion answers the question of what ‘good design’ should really be. In his work, he strives to create furnishings and objects that exemplify understated, useful and responsible design. Morrison has developed important projects for the Home Collection in collaboration with Vitra, including the Basel Chair, the Soft Modular Sofa and the large family of HAL chairs. His designs are represented in New York’s Museum of Modern Art and other prominent museum collections around the world.

Jasper Morrison

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‘Special is generally less useful than normal.’

Cork Chair, Vitra Edition 2007

Super Normal: 204 everyday objects were gathered by the designers Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa as examples of ‘super normal’ design, Lars Müller Publishers, 2007

Jasper Morrison

Jasper Morrison in his London studio

P O RTO , P O RT U GA L

Living Room

Soft Modular Sofa The Soft Modular Sofa is Jasper Morrison's current interpretation of what has become a modern classic: the low-slung modular sofa with a decidedly horizontal emphasis. Uniting carefully composed proportions, great comfort and a conscious renunciation of decorative details, the Soft Modular Sofa exemplifies the characteristics of this sofa type in their purest form. Firmly in line with his philosophy of 'super normal' design, Jasper Morrison has successfully coupled home-like informality with precise finishing and expressive clarity. As a result, the Soft Modular Sofa functions like an architectural element that can be subtly integrated in any interior.

Ottoman H 370 x W 900 x D 840 Maize 03 cream/steel grey

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2-Seater H 645 x W 2340 x D 965 Maize 03 cream/steel grey

3-Seater Chaise Longue H 645 x W 3245 x D 1805 Maize 03 cream/steel grey

Corner configuration

Ottoman

H 645 x W 3045 x D 2135 Maize 03 cream/steel grey

H 370 x W 900 x D 840 Maize 03 cream/steel grey

Mariposa Sofa The Mariposa Sofa radiates an inviting aura of spacious comfort – and yet maintains a subtly understated presence thanks to its balanced proportions. The sofa owes its extraordinary comfort, on the one hand, to the pleasantly soft upholstery, which completely surrounds the sitter and prevents contact with any hard structural elements. On the other hand, an ingenious adjustment mechanism makes it possible to individually tilt the side and backrest elements for various sitting or reclining positions.

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With their thin table tops and plinth-like bases, the appealing Metal Side Tables (2004) by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are available in various sizes for indoor and outdoor applications.

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Mariposa 2 1/2-Seater Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, 2014 Credo 13 salt‘n pepper

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Mariposa 2-Seater Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, 2014 Credo 13 salt‘n pepper

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Leather Side Table Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2014 Leather Liso 68 chocolate

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Eames Elephant Charles & Ray Eames, 1945 04 white

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Mariposa Sofa Pleasantly soft upholstery and side and back panels that can be adjusted to an outward angle of approximately 30° give the Mariposa Sofa (2014)

by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby its extraordinary comfort.

Mariposa Love Seat

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H 875 x W 1500 x D 1150 Dumet 06 pebble melange

Mariposa 2-Seater

Mariposa 3-Seater

H 875 x W 2100 x D 1150 Dumet 06 pebble melange

H 875 x W 2680 x D 1150 Dumet 06 pebble melange

Mariposa 2 1/2-Seater H 875 x W 2410 x D 1150 Dumet 06 pebble melange

Suita Sofa

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The Suita Sofa system is characterised by an aesthetic that is at once lightweight and industrially technical. The geometrically precise body and cushions seem to float above the sleek, bridge-like aluminium legs, which can be seen as a tribute to mid-century American design. The Suita Sofa family consists of many individual components. These can be used as independent elements or freely combined to adapt to all kinds of interior environments and furnishing needs. The seat and back cushions are available in firm or soft versions.

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Suita Sofa Antonio Citterio, 2010 Corsaro 02 dark brown melange

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Suita Platform Antonio Citterio, 2010 Corsaro 02 dark brown melange

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Standard Jean ProuvĂŠ, 1934/1950

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Plate Table Jasper Morrison, 2004 chocolate powder-coated (textured)

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Tabouret Solvay Jean ProuvĂŠ, 1941 75 solid American walnut, oiled

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Suita Sofa Characterised by an elegant technological aesthetic, the Suita Sofa family (2010) by Antonio Citterio comprises many different components. These can be freely combined or also used as independent elements.

Suita Sofa Three-Seater

880 34¾”

”¾43 088

855 33¾”

”¼ 56 0661

Suita Sofa Two-Seater open

H 885 x W 1800 x D 880

855 33¾”

1700 67”

Suita Chaise Longue small

H 885 x W 1660 x D 880

465 18½”

465 18½”

885 34¾”

885 34¾”

885 34¾”

885 34¾”

465 18½”

465 18½”

885 34¾”

465 18½”

885 34¾”

45

”½81 564

1880 74”

Suita Sofa Two-Seater

”¾43 588

”¾43 588

1700 67”

H 885 x W 1700 x D 855

2180 85¾”

Suita Sofa Three-Seater open

H 885 x W 2330 x D 880

H 885 x W 2180 x D 880

465 18½”

465 18½”

67” Longue1700 wide

465 18½”

465 18½”

1700 67”

400 15¼”

H 885 x W 1700 x D 1165

400 15¼”

400 15¼”

H 400 x W 1600 x D 855

1255 49½”

885 34¾”

855 33¾” 800 31½” 1165 45¾” Chaise Suita

1955 77” Suita Daybed

885 34¾”

465 18½” 1200 47¼” Suita Platform

885 34¾”

885 34¾”

885 34¾”

H 885 x W 2205 x D 855

H 465 x W 1955 x D 800

400 15¼”

H 465 x W 1010 x D 810

Suita Chaise Longue large

885 34¾”

635 25”

Corsaro 04 dark blue melange

2205 86¾” 1700 67”

855 33¾”

885 34¾”

Suita Ottoman

855 33¾”

465 18½”

600 23½”

390 15¼”

600 23½”

465 18½”

465 18½”

465 18½”

885 34¾”

885 34¾”

1165 45¾”

880 34¾”

885 34¾”

2330 91¾”

Suita Sofa Three-Seater

465 18½” 465 18½”

600 23½”

600 23½”

885 34¾”

465 18½”

Suita Sofa Two-Seater open 885 34¾”

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Cosy (contrast seam/cross stitch) 02 fossil

63” Suita1600 Platform

H 400 x W 1255 x D 1200

855 33¾”

Suita Sofa Three-Seater open Olimpo 02 pearl

Polder In Holland, the word ‘polder’ refers to low-lying flatlands, typically subdivided into fields serving various agricultural purposes, which have been reclaimed from the sea by means of dykes and drainage canals. Both Polder Sofas evoke the characteristic features of the polder landscape with their flat surfaces, lowslung body and horizontal emphasis.

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The Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi (1951) are handcrafted luminaires made of shoji paper in Japan. ‘The harshness of electricity is ... transformed through the magic of paper back to the light of our origin – the sun.’ (Noguchi)

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Polder Sofa Hella Jongerius, 2015 Fabric mix golden yellow

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Hexagonal Table Alexander Girard, 1967 03 aluminium polished

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Akari 10A Isamu Noguchi, 1951

Polder The large seat cushions form an extremely comfortable, asymmetrical seating surface that is flanked on both sides by the upholstered body. The shape of the body is what distinguishes the two sofas: a low armrest is integrated on one end of the Polder Sofa, while the other is bordered by an adjoining platform. The seat surface of Polder Compact, by contrast, is framed by two armrests in different heights, which reduces the overall width of the sofa.

Polder Sofa

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H 820 x W 2600 x D 970 Fabric mix golden yellow

Polder Compact

Polder Compact

H 820 x W 2250 x D 970 Fabric mix red

H 820 x W 2250 x D 970 Fabric mix night blue

Polder Sofa H 820 x W 2600 x D 970 Fabric mix green

Coffee Tables The Vitra Home Collection includes a wide selection of classic and contemporary coffee tables and side tables, which differ greatly in terms of appearance, materials and dimensions – thus enabling many possible combinations with a diverse assortment of sofas.

Occasional Low Tables

Occasional Low Table Jasper Morrison, 2016

Noguchi Table

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70 solid oak, natural, oiled

Coffee Table Isamu Noguchi, 1944

Plate Table Jasper Morrison, 2004

Plate Table Jasper Morrison, 2004

68 black ash

70 solid oak, natural, oiled

50 Marble Carrara

Eames Coffee Tables

Metal-, Wooden- & Leather Side Tables

Eames Coffee Table Charles & Ray Eames, 1949

Eames Coffee Table square Charles & Ray Eames, 1949

Metal Side Table Outdoor Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2004

Wooden Side Table Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2015

Leather Side Table Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2014

75 solid American walnut, oiled

50 Marble Carrara

23 ice grey powder-coated (textured)

Plywood

66 nero

Hella Jongerius Vitra Colour & Material Library

The book ‘I Don’t Have a Favourite Colour’, 2016

From the film ‘Vitra Colour Library’, 2015

‘One colour is no colour. Only when colours are seen alongside each other does the real quality of each colour surface become visible.’

In the year 2005, the Dutch designer Hella Jongerius helped lay the foundation for the successful launch of the Vitra Home Collection with her design of the Polder sofa. She has since collaborated with Vitra on the development of a colour library for the whole portfolio of materials and products. The result is a comprehensive colour palette that enables almost limitless combinations of materials, cover fabrics and products – while investing the entire Vitra collection with a distinctive identity. Jongerius’s work over the past years as Vitra’s art director for colours and materials is extensively described and richly illustrated in her new book ‘I Don’t Have a Favourite Colour’ (published by Die Gestalten), which documents the evolution of the unique Vitra Colour and Material Library.

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Hella Jongerius

The Vitra Colour and Material Library expressed in furniture

Workshop on the Vitra Colour and Material Library

‘Colour Wheel’ representing the Vitra Colour and Material Library

East River Chair Products designed by Hella Jongerius exhibit her unique manner of fusing industry and craft, high- and low-tech, traditional and modern – characteristics which are also evident in the East River Chair. With its distinctive form and casual combination of such diverse materials as wood, metal, leather and fabric, this small armchair clearly bears the Dutch designer’s signature.

East River Chair

East River Chair

Blue mix 05

Light mix 01

East River Chair

East River Chair

Green mix 04

Red mix 02

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Wooden Doll Little Devil Alexander Girard, 1952

Slow Chair The translucent sling cover of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec’s Slow Chair (2006) replaces the thick cushions of traditional armchairs, resulting in a generously proportioned armchair that is both lightweight and comfortable.

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Not suitable for outdoor use.

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Slow Chair & Ottoman Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2006 Slow Chair - blue/green

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Slow Chair & Ottoman Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2006 Slow Chair - red/cream

Grand Repos The elegant swivel-based lounge chairs Repos and Grand Repos (2011)

by Antonio Citterio offer supreme comfort thanks to their integrated synchronised mechanism.

With their thin table tops and plinth-like bases, the appealing Metal Side Tables (2004) by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are available in various sizes for indoor and outdoor applications.

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Grand Repos Antonio Citterio, 2011 Dumet 11 yellow melange

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Metal Side Table Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2004 04 white powder-coated (smooth)

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Girard Wool Blankets Alexander Girard, 1961/1971 4.

Wall Clocks - Spindle Clock George Nelson, 1948-1960

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Petit Repos, Repos & Grand Repos The elegant swivel-based lounge chairs Repos and Grand Repos (2011)

by Antonio Citterio offer supreme comfort thanks to their integrated synchronised mechanism.

The dignified low lounge chair Petit Repos (2013) by Antonio Citterio is distinguished by its high-quality materials, outstanding comfort and contemporary design.

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Grand Repos Antonio Citterio, 2011

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Petit Repos Antonio Citterio, 2013

Dumet 16 blue/grey

Credo 11 cream/dolphin

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Repos Antonio Citterio, 2011

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Grand Repos & Ottoman Antonio Citterio, 2011

Cosy (contrast seam/cross stitch) 01 pebble grey

Leather Premium (contrast seam) 62 ochre

Antonio Citterio ‘Working together with Antonio has never been the case of him being the designer who thinks solely of form and Vitra being the manufacturer that thinks only of business, technology and production. Instead, we have always been able to view things from each other’s perspective, in a multitude of dialectics.

Sometimes Vitra focuses purely on aesthetics and Antonio thinks about the production costs – or vice versa.’

Rolf Fehlbaum (Vitra Chairman Emeritus)

Repos and Ottoman, 2011

‘I would never go on developing something that I wouldn’t want to have in my own house. I can’t force things.

If something doesn’t work, I don’t make it.

It’s that simple.’

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Sketch of Grand Repos

Antonio Citterio

Antonio Citterio in his studio in Milan

Suita Sofa at VitraHaus, Weil am Rhein, 2010

Sketch of Suita Sofa

Repos prototype

Antonio Citterio with Rolf Fehlbaum (Vitra Chairman Emeritus)

BERLIN, GERMANY

Vitra Icons

Lounge Chair The Eames Lounge Chair is one of Vitra’s most famous classics. To do justice to this important legacy, the previous production of the Lounge Chair was limited to just a few versions based on historic predecessors: the classic model as well as white and black editions. In 2014, Vitra updated its leather collection in collaboration with Hella Jongerius, increasing the range of colours for Premium leather to 22 hues. The Dutch designer has now used this palette to create new, carefully coordinated colour compositions for the Lounge Chair by combining Premium leather covers, wood veneers and bases in complementary shades. The expanded selection offers a wide range of new configurations, making it easy to find a chair that is ideally suited to personal tastes and preferences. The new versions of the Lounge Chair are also available in the classic size or with new dimensions.

Lounge Chair & Ottoman

67 asphalt black ash 12 deep black powder-coated (smooth)

93 brandy santos palisander 03/12 aluminium polished/deep black powder-coated (smooth)

Lounge Chair & Ottoman

Lounge Chair & Ottoman

72 snow white pigmented walnut 03 aluminium polished

61 umbra grey black pigmented walnut 03 aluminium polished

Lounge Chair & Ottoman

Lounge Chair & Ottoman

74 olive white pigmented walnut 03 aluminium polished

66 nero santos palisander 03/12 aluminium polished/deep black powder-coated (smooth)

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Lounge Chair & Ottoman

For their design of the Lounge Chair, Charles and Ray Eames drew inspiration from the characteristics of a baseball mitt

Charles & Ray Eames 60 years of the Lounge Chair ‘Why don’t we make an updated version of the old English club chair?’

With this comment, Charles Eames initiated the development of the Lounge Chair, a process that took several years. The aim was to satisfy the desire for an amply proportioned chair that combined ultimate comfort with the highest quality materials and craftsmanship. When it came out in 1956, the design of this armchair by Charles and Ray Eames set new standards: it is not only lighter, more elegant and more modern than the conventionally ponderous club chair – it is also more comfortable.

Thanks to these qualities, the Lounge Chair has established itself over the past 60 years as one of the most famous designs of Charles and Ray Eames, attaining the status of a classic in the history of modern furniture.

Lounge Chair and Ottoman

‘The details are not the details.

They make the product.’

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Ray Eames with the Lounge Chair in the Eames House, 1959

Charles Eames

Erika and Willi Fehlbaum, the founder of Vitra, standing between Charles and Ray Eames at the Eames Office on 16 December 1960

Charles and Ray Eames in the Eames House with the Lounge Chair in their favourite materials: rosewood and black glove leather, 1959

Charles and Ray Eames in the living room of the Eames House, 1949

La Chaise

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Charles and Ray Eames created a sculptural lounge chair for a 1948 competition organised by the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

As a playful reference to a figural sculpture by Gaston Lachaise, they named their design La Chaise.

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La Chaise Charles & Ray Eames, 1948 white

Plywood Group Charles and Ray Eames spent many years experimenting with new techniques for producing three-dimensionally moulded plywood seat shells that conformed to the contours of the human body. They achieved this with the chairs in the Plywood Group, which have matured into classics with an appearance that still looks contemporary today.

The Occasional Low Tables by Jasper Morrison (2016) not only provide decorative accents, but also quickly establish themselves as indispensable, practical companions for daily living.

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LCW Leather Charles & Ray Eames, 1945/1946 Cover material (LCM Leather, LCW Leather) 66 nero

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Occasional Low Table Jasper Morrison, 2016 90 solid oak, smoked, oiled

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Wooden Dolls Cat & Dog Alexander Girard, 1963

Cité With its distinctively dynamic appearance, the comfortable Cité armchair (1930) is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé.

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Charles and Ray Eames designed the small, sturdy Occasional Table LTR (Low Table Rod Base) in 1950 and later used it in their own residence, the famed Eames House, in a variety of different ways.

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Cité Jean Prouvé, 1930 Cité 01 beige

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Occasional Table LTR Charles & Ray Eames, 1950 30 black (smooth)

Fauteuil de Salon The comfortable Fauteuil de Salon (1939)

by Jean Prouvé is a classic piece exemplifying the designer’s characteristic structural aesthetic.

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Fauteuil de Salon Jean Prouvé, 1939 Twill 07 black

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Tabouret Solvay Jean Prouvé, 1941 70 solid oak, natural, oiled

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Eames House Bird 4.

Wooden Dolls Mother Fish & Child Alexander Girard, 1952 5.

Tree of life Alexander Girard, 1968 6.

Miniatures Collection - La Chaise Vitra Design Museum, 1948 7.

Akari 3X Isamu Noguchi, 1951

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What makes your house into a home?

‘I have a lot of mid-century furniture around the house, both vintage and new. I find that they fit modern homes quite well, as many of the designs are timeless pieces. As soon as I found out about the Vitra Black Collection, I knew I wanted something from it for myself. I had contemplated buying the LTR table for a while, and when it became available with a black frame, I knew I had found what I was looking for. So, as a birthday present for myself, I got it! I use it as a night table, and it’s usually full of magazines and fresh flowers.

I’m now thinking about getting another one to hold some plants!’

Saara Smura, 35, Helsinki

‘On one of the highest Venetian rooftop terraces, the “altana” of Palazzo Widmann.’

Mahran Hasan, Venice

‘Our dog Reilly likes to have his photo taken perched on modern chairs underneath a Nelson clock.’

Benjamin Novida, Long Beach, California

‘I love these nostalgic pool moments in vintage photographs, which awaken the anticipation of warmer seasons, radiate a feeling of lightness, and also make my eyes gleam every time I look at them.

Paired with the Eames House Bird, it’s summer in my home all year long.’

Alexander Paar, 29, Dusseldorf

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We believe in the concept of the collage: a vibrant living space is characterised by an individual mix of classics, favourite pieces and contemporary designs. It is the place where you can truly be yourself – that’s what makes it your home. Show us how the Vitra Home Collection is part of your home and share your personal collage with us at #vitrahomestories.

‘When best friends start to dress alike.’

Claire Opfermann (aka Claire Bear), 3, Salt Lake City, USA

‘The Eames RAR chair is where I relax when I come home. I particularly enjoy reading my favourite magazine, Monocle, while gently rocking back and forth in it.’

Jordy van Meer, 32, Amsterdam

‘Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.’

Elena Stefan, 27, Bucharest

‘As a design collector and vintage design hunter, this piece from the Vitra Collection was a great catch. My cat Smelly is always the first one to inspect the new treasures that I bring home.’

Sofie De Leener, 31, Ostend

‘In the picture you see my beloved one-year-old son, Alexius, playing in his magical room. In the background you can see my wonderful rocking chair, which has been mine since I was sixteen.

And now it’s rocking Alexius’ room!’

Josefin Danielsson, 27, Kungshamn, Sweden

MUNICH, GERMANY

Home Office

Allstar The Allstar chair defies conventional categorisations: what period is it from?

Does it fulfil specific functions? What is it made of?

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Allstar

Hopsak (back) 84 blue/moor brown Armrests/back bracket 61 aquamarine

Hopsak (back) 66 nero Armrests/back bracket 04 white 83

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In developing the chair, Konstantin Grcic kept such formulations open in order to provide users with a relaxed home-like feel and sense of familiarity. These qualities make Allstar an ideal choice for home offices.

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Hopsak (back) 70 grass-green/forest Armrests/back bracket 95 signal green

Hopsak (back) 72 yellow/poppy red Armrests/back bracket 12 deep black

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Uten.Silo Dorothee Becker, 1969

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Zip Pouches Alexander Girard, 1965

Aluminium Chair The Aluminium Chair (1958) by Charles and Ray Eames is one of the great furniture designs of the twentieth century. As a tribute to its superior quality, it comes with a 30-year guarantee from Vitra.

The expansive Soft Pad Group by Charles and Ray Eames includes the models EA 217 and EA 219 (1969), two luxurious, softly upholstered office chairs featuring backrests with different heights.

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EA 108 Charles & Ray Eames, 1958

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EA 217 Charles & Ray Eames, 1969

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Compas Direction Jean ProuvĂŠ, 1953

Hopsak 73 petrol/moor brown

Leather/back panel Plano 68 chocolate / 54 brown

70 solid oak, natural, oiled

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Akari UF4-L8 Isamu Noguchi, 1951

Fauteuil Direction The compact dimensions of the comfortable Fauteuil Direction (1951) by Jean Prouvé enable it to be used as table seating – whether at a dining table or desk.

The slender, elegantly splayed legs of Compas Direction, designed by Jean Prouvé in 1953, call to mind the hinged arms of a compass – ‘le compas’ in French. With its compact dimensions, the desk is ideal for the contemporary home office.

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For Physix (2012), Alberto Meda used state-of-the-art materials and production technology to develop an office chair that explores the possibilities of dynamic sitting.

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Fauteuil Direction Jean Prouvé, 1951 Twill 07 black

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Compas Direction Jean Prouvé, 1953 70 solid oak, natural, oiled

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Physix Alberto Meda, 2012 FleeceNet 03 ice grey

Hans Coray, Landi Chair

‘Surely there were many things that we all overlooked, but this was something we all had to notice. Everyone, without exception!

Do you remember what kept us all amused on our first visits? Can you still recall those small silvery chairs perforated with holes?

How patiently they withstood both rain and sunshine. Were they not the very symbol of ready and willing service?’

In the late 1930s, Switzerland was a country surrounded by fascist regimes and a culture that felt threatened in its very existence.

As a cosmopolitan city where many international artists and literary figures had taken refuge, Zurich was selected as the venue for the 1939 Swiss National Exhibition (Schweizerische Landesausstellung).

A total of 1500 Landi Chairs were distributed in the public areas of the exhibition grounds on both sides of Lake Zurich, providing weary exhibition-goers with a place to sit and rest.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ, November 1939

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Swiss National Exhibition on the shores of Lake Zurich, 1939

Hans Coray

Drawing by Hans Coray Young couple on the banks of Lake Zurich, 1939 Willi Fehlbaum, the founder of Vitra, together with Charles Eames, who wanted to furnish the Eames House exclusively with his own designs – apart from one exception: the Landi Chair (seen in the background)

S A N TA C R U Z , T E N E R I F E

Outdoor

Landi Chair Technical innovation, optimal use of materials, minimalist forms and understated elegance have made the Landi Chair (1938) by Hans Coray a classic that looks as fresh and vital today as ever.

Michel Charlot developed the Davy Table (2014) to complement the legendary Landi Chair designed by Hans Coray in the same material. This makes them an ideal combination, especially for outdoor settings.

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Landi Chair Hans Coray, 1938 10 matte anodised aluminium

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Davy Table Michel Charlot, 2014 10 matte anodised aluminium

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Hang it all Charles & Ray Eames, 1953

Belleville Family The materiality of the seat shell defines the identity of the graceful Belleville Chair: it becomes a plastic chair for indoor and outdoor use, a wooden chair or an upholstered chair covered in fabric or leather – with or without armrests.

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The Belleville Tables by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec (2015) are highly variable in appearance thanks to the diverse selection of table tops.

Together with the Belleville Chairs they form a harmonious family of furnishings.

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Belleville Chair Plastic Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2015 94 moss grey

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Belleville Armchair Plastic Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2015 30 cream

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Belleville Table Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2015 30 black (textured)

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Tom Vac The inviting, iconic Tom Vac chair by Ron Arad (1999) offers comfortable seating – not only indoors but also in gardens and on terraces. Tom Vac can be stacked to save space.

*The limited edition shown here is part of the White Collection. Available till end of August 2016.

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With their thin table tops and plinth-like bases, the appealing Metal Side Tables (2004) by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are available in various sizes for indoor and outdoor applications.

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Tom Vac Ron Arad, 1999 04 white

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Metal Side Table Outdoor Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2004 52 soft light powder-coated (textured)

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HAL Family Jasper Morrison created HAL (2010/14) as a versatile family of chairs with a clean contemporary look. A wide selection of bases, materials and colours are available for HAL chairs, along with a fixed seat cushion or removable seat covers.

In 2010 Jasper Morrison designed a companion table for the HAL chair family: the HAL Table is exceptionally robust and can also be used outdoors in the versions with stainless steel legs.

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HAL Armchair Tube Stackable Jasper Morrison, 2014 04 white

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HAL Tube Stackable Jasper Morrison, 2010 04 white

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HAL Table Jasper Morrison, 2010 01 white (textured)

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The Wool Blankets by Alexander Girard (1961/71) are produced in a jacquard weave from the finest Merino lambswool and feature striking two-toned patterns.

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Girard Wool Blankets Alexander Girard, 1961/1971

Eames Plastic Chair The organically shaped shells of the Plastic Chairs (1950) by Charles and Ray Eames can be combined with a variety of different bases to provide versatile seating for diverse settings.

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The MVS Chaise (2000) by Maarten Van Severen looks like a sculptural object, yet thanks to its resilient material and the two different resting positions, it is also extremely comfortable.

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Eames Plastic Side Chair DSR Charles & Ray Eames, 1950 34 mustard

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Contract Table Charles & Ray Eames, 1950 01 white (textured)

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MVS Chaise Maarten Van Severen, 2000 01 basic dark

Charles & Ray Eames and the toys ‘Take your pleasure seriously.’

Charles Eames

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Boy playing with House of Cards, Pattern Deck, at the Eames Office, 1952

Charles and Ray Eames believed that playing and learning are overlapping and complementary activities. ‘Toys are not really as innocent as they look. Toys and games are the prelude to serious ideas.’ Guided by this conviction, they regarded toys as miniature science. Charles Eames once said: ‘We’re in favour of children. And we’re interested in play. We’re interested in toys. In one way, the playground, the festival, the toys are one of the few areas where even adults can approach it with unembarrassment and unselfconsciousness. And this is getting to be a kind of a rare thing.’

Through their playful view of things – and their aversion to innovation solely for its own sake – Charles and Ray succeeded in enriching the world with ideas and designs that are still inherently lighthearted and enchanting.

Children playing with The Little Toy at the Eames Office, 1952 Ray Eames (sitting in the middle) on an elephant, India

The studio of the Eames House, 1953

Charles and Ray Eames wearing horse masks for an impromptu performance, 1945

Child using the Hang-it-all, with The Little Toy and House of Cards, at the Eames Office, 1953

R O M E , I TA LY

Children’s Room

Panton Junior Featuring vibrant colours and smooth, flowing curves, Panton Junior (1959/60) by Verner Panton is a sturdy and cheerful chair in a perfect size for young children.

Panton Junior

Panton Junior

Panton Junior

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16 light blue

28 classic red

Eames Elephant

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Whether as an indoor-outdoor toy or simply as an attractive object in a child’s room, the friendly looking Eames Elephant (1945) by Charles und Ray Eames with its prominent, oversized ears will bring delight to children and parents alike.

Eames Elephant

Eames Elephant

Eames Elephant

Eames Elephant

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15 light pink

33 dark lime

04 white

Zoo Timers The Zoo Timers (1965) by George Nelson – wall clocks in the form of colourfully rendered personalities from the animal kingdom – offer children a fun and entertaining way to keep track of time.

Zoo Timers - Elihu the Elephant George Nelson, 1965

Zoo Timers - Omar the Owl George Nelson, 1965

Zoo Timers - Fernando the Fish George Nelson, 1965

Wooden Dolls, Alexander Girard

Wooden figures created by Alexander Girard, 1943

The Wooden Dolls by Alexander Girard are a large family of wooden figures representing human and animal characters. Girard originally designed them in 1953 for his own use as decorative objects in his Santa Fe home.

These originals, which are part of the Girard estate in the holdings of the Vitra Design Museum, served as models for the current re-editions.

Precisely replicated down to the last detail, the many different Wooden Dolls are still fabricated and painted by hand today, just like the vintage pieces by Alexander Girard. And even if the differences between them are only very slight: each wooden figure is a unique, individual product, truly one of a kind.

‘I find that those of my designs which satisfy me personally are the only ones worth producing.’

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Detail from a poster for the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1981

Alexander Girard

Wooden Dolls Collection, 1953

Sketches by Alexander Girard for the triplet, quintuplet and sextuplet dolls, not executed, 1950s

Alexander Girard with a display of candles and lighting fixtures at his home in Santa Fe, 1960

Designs for metal cut-outs by Alexander Girard, 1965

Accessories Accessories are an important and deďŹ ning layer for home interiors. Selecting decorative objects, home textiles and small furniture is like curating a personal collection.

Then arranging and re-arranging them is a moment of pleasure, an expression of individuality.

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Wooden Doll Little Devil

Wooden Doll Cat

Wooden Doll Cat large

Wooden Doll Dog large

Wooden Doll Dog

Wooden Dolls Alexander Girard originally created the Wooden Dolls (1953), a whimsical assortment of ďŹ gures both joyful and grim, for his own home. Today they add a charming touch to any interior.

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Wooden Dolls Mother Fish & Child

Clocks With his collection of Wall Clocks (1948–1960), George Nelson conceived a wide array of timepieces, some of which have since become icons of 1950s design.

Asterisk Clock

Sunburst Clock

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Ball Clock

Petal Clock

multicoloured

Ball Clock natural

Turbine Clock

Sunflower Clock

Night Clock

Cone Clock

Tripod Clock

Hang it all Used instead of simple hooks, the brightly coloured wooden balls of the Hang it all coat rack are aimed at encouraging children to literally hang up all their things. Thanks to the uniform distance between the balls, multiple coat racks can be mounted alongside one another for additional storage.

Hang it all is a cheerful alternative to boring coat hooks – and not just for children's rooms.

White, multi-coloured

Red, multi-tone

Chocolate, walnut

Green, multi-tone

Black, black ash

White, multi-tone

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Hang it all Charles & Ray Eames, 1953

Coat Dots As part of her work on the Vitra Colour Library, Hella Jongerius designed the Coat Dots in three colour groups with finely nuanced shades of red, green or white. The Coat Dots are available in sets of three, including hardware fittings for self-assembly.

Coat Dots Hella Jongerius, 2013

set of 3, white

set of 3, red

set of 3, green

Corniches

Corniches Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2012 Corniches (large)

Corniches (small)

Corniches (medium)

Pillows & Blankets

Embroidered Pillows Alexander Girard, 1952

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Maharam Pillows Hella Jongerius, 2013

Graphic Print Pillows Alexander Girard, 1961

Classic Maharam Pillows Various Designers, 1947-1973

Girard Wool Blankets Alexander Girard, 1961/1971

Dining Accessories

Coffee Mugs Alexander Girard, 1971

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Matchboxes Alexander Girard, 1967-1972

Paper Napkins Alexander Girard, 1953-1961

Paper Napkins Alexander Girard, 1953-1961

Classic Trays Alexander Girard, 1952-1974 Classic Tray small

Classic Tray medium

Classic Tray large

Dining Accessories

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Rotary Tray Jasper Morrison, 2014

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Tablecloth Alexander Girard, 1961

Home Office Accessories

Notebooks Alexander Girard, 1952

Guestbook Alexander Girard, 1952

Zip Pouch A6 Alexander Girard,

Zip Pouch A5 Alexander Girard,

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Zip Pouch Pencil Alexander Girard,

Stickers Alexander Girard, 1960

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Toolbox Arik Levy, 2010

Masking Tape Alexander Girard, 1963

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Key Ring Sun Alexander Girard, 1966

Greeting Cards Alexander Girard, 1965-1971

Greeting Cards, small Alexander Girard, 1965-1971

Environmental Enrichement Panels The Environmental Enrichment Panels (1971) by Alexander Girard are highquality screen printed designs on fabric displaying abstract graphic patterns or figurative subjects based on timeless human themes.

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Black and White

Diagonals

Four Leaf Clover

Metal Wall Relief Sun Alexander Girard, 1966

Metal Wall Relief Heart Alexander Girard, 1966

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Tree of Life Alexander Girard, 1968

L’Oiseau & Eames House Bird

L’Oiseau Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2011

Eames House Bird

Akari Light Sculptures Akari 45X

Akari 45A

Akari 23A

Akari 1P

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Akari 9AD

Akari 1AD Akari E

Akari 1AG

Akari 14A

Akari 20N

Akari XP1

Akari BB3-55DD

The Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi (1951) are handcrafted luminaires made of shoji paper in Japan. ‘The harshness of electricity is ... transformed through the magic of paper back to the light of our origin – the sun.’ (Noguchi)

Akari UF3-Q

Miniatures The Miniatures Collection of the Vitra Design Museum presents the most important classics of modern furniture history on a 1:6 scale and replicates the historic originals down to the smallest detail.

Landi Chair Hans Coray, 1938

Organic Armchair Eames & Saarinen, 1940

Stool (Model C) Eames, 1960

DSW Eames, 1950

RAR Eames, 1950

DKR Wire Chair Eames, 1951

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LCW Eames, 1945

Standard Chair Prouvé, 1930

Butterfly Stool Yanagi, 1954

Coconut Chair Nelson, 1955

Lounge Chair & Ottoman Eames, 1956

Heart-Shaped Cone Chair Panton, 1959

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Panton Chairs (Set of 5) Panton, 1959/60

Tom Vac Arad, 1999

Vegetal (Set of 3) Bouroullec, 2008

Plywood Elephant natural Eames, 1945

Aluminium Chair Eames, 1958

La Chaise Eames, 1948

Wiggle Side Chair Gehry, 1972

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Welcome to the Vitra Campus In 1981, a major fire destroyed most of the factory buildings that had been erected since the 1950s on the Vitra production premises in Weil am Rhein. In the aftermath, the site has been developed into a heterogeneous ensemble of contemporary architecture. After a visit in 1999, the legendary architectural critic Philip Johnson wrote: ‘The Vitra collection of architecture by the great architects of the present day is unique in the world. Not since the Weissenhofsiedlung in Stuttgart in 1927 has there been a gathering in a single place of a group of buildings designed by the most distinguished architects in the Western world.’

The Vitra Design Museum, which was the first architectural work

by Frank Gehry outside of North America, numbers among the world’s leading museums of design. It is dedicated to the research and presentation of design, past and present, and examines its relationship to architecture, art and everyday culture.

The VitraHaus, built by Herzog & de Meuron, serves as Vitra’s flagship store and houses the Vitra Home Collection. In addition to the showroom spaces, which are spread over four storeys, a shop and a café welcome visitors on the ground floor.

A new milestone is scheduled to open on the Campus in June 2016: the Schaudepot, which was also designed by Herzog & de Meuron.

Presenting a cross-section of objects from the impressive collection of furniture and lighting in the holdings of the Vitra Design Museum, as well as alternating thematic exhibitions, the Schaudepot will offer a comprehensive introduction to the history of furniture design. Complemented by a shop and a café, along with a new entrance to the Vitra Campus that also provides public access to Zaha Hadid’s Fire Station, the Schaudepot opens up an entirely new section of the Campus.

We look forward to your visit.

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Above all, the extraordinary quality of the purpose-built structures on this relatively small site has made the Vitra Campus into an attraction for connoisseurs of architecture from around the globe. Buildings by Tadao Ando, Richard Buckminster Fuller, Frank Gehry, Nicholas Grimshaw, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Jean Prouvé, Álvaro Siza, SANAA, Renzo Piano and Carsten Höller can be viewed on guided tours.

Alberto Meda

Designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

Charles & Ray Eames

Isamu Noguchi

Alexander Girard

Alberto Meda lives and works in Milan. He teaches at

Verner Panton was an influential figure in the development

IUAV University of Venice and lectures at leading

of design during the 1960s and ’70s. After moving to

design colleges and institutions. He has worked

Switzerland in the early 1960s, the Danish designer

together with Vitra since 1994. During this time, his

became known for his inventive, novel ideas for

elegant designs for office chairs and a variety of tables

furnishings, lighting and textiles. The masterful use of

have made a significant contribution to the success of The brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec live

The architect and designer Alexander Girard was one

and work in Paris. Their oeuvre ranges from small

of the leading figures in American design during the

everyday objects to architectural projects. They

postwar era. His passion for colours, patterns and

have worked with Vitra since 2000 and have

textures found expression in the field of textile design,

contributed numerous designs to both the office

which was a focal part of his oeuvre.

and home collections.

Charles and Ray Eames are counted among the most important figures of twentieth-

Hexagonal Tables → p. 47

Belleville → pp. 7-9, 94 Corniches → p. 119

century design. Their work spans the fields

Wooden Dolls → pp. 13, 55, 73, 76, 113

Slow Chair → p. 56 Softshell Chair → p. 8

of furniture design, filmmaking, photography

Graphic Print Pillows → pp. 23, 119 Matchboxes → p. 121

L’Oiseau → p. 127 Wooden Side Table → p. 51

and exhibition design. Vitra is the sole

Greeting Cards → p. 125 Zip Pouches → pp. 83, 125

Metal Side Table → pp. 51, 58, 96

authorised manufacturer of Eames products

Paper Napkins → p. 121 Notebooks → p. 125

Leather Side Table → pp. 38, 51

for Europe and the Middle East. When you

Classic Trays → p. 121 Metal Wall Relief → p. 127

own an Eames product made by Vitra, you

Coffee Mug → p. 121 Emboidered Pillows → p. 119

know it is an original.

Environmental Enrichment Panels → p. 127

colour was a hallmark of his work.

Vitra‘s Office Collection.

The oeuvre of Japanese-American artist and

Physix → p. 86

multi-faceted. Since 2002, the Vitra Design

designer Isamu Noguchi is unusually

Panton → p. 29, 109

Museum has produced re-editions of his designs in cooperation with the Isamu

Jasper Morrison

Jean Prouvé

Noguchi Foundation in New York. Some of these pieces now belong to the Vitra Collection.

Akari → pp. 13, 47, 76, 85, 129 Coffee Table → p. 50

Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby

Girard Wool Blanket → pp. 16, 58, 101, 119 La Chaise → p. 71 Eames Elephant → pp. 38, 109

Graphic Wall Panel → p. 76, 127

Eames Plastic Chair → pp. 13, 15, 103

Guestbook → p. 125 Masking Tape → p. 125

Hang it all → pp. 93, 117 Lounge Chair & Ottoman → p. 67

Stickers → p. 125 Tablecloth → p. 123

Wire Chair → p. 16 Plywood Group → pp. 23, 73 Eames Coffee Table → p. 50 Contract Table → pp. 23, 103 Aluminium Chair → pp. 26, 85 Soft Pad Chair → p. 85 Occasional Table LTR → p. 74

Hella Jongerius

Jean Prouvé, who regarded himself as an engineer Jasper Morrison lives and works in London and Tokyo. His

throughout his lifetime, was both the designer and

designs are expressions of the ‘super normal’ design

manufacturer of his product ideas. His unique oeuvre,

philosophy: rather than seeking unusual or extravagant

ranging from a letter opener to door and window fittings, from

results, he often breathes new life into proven solutions by

lighting and furniture to prefabricated houses and modular

means of reinterpretation, further development and

building systems, encompasses almost anything that is suited

refinement. He has worked together with Vitra on a regular

to industrial production and construction.

basis since 1989.

Konstantin Grcic

Compas Direction → pp. 85-87 Occasional Low Tables→ pp. 51, 73

Fauteuil Direction → p. 86

The architect and designer Antonio Citterio, who lives and works

Plate Table → pp. 42, 51 Rotary Tray → pp. 23, 123

Fauteuil de Salon → p. 76 Standard → p. 25, 42

in Milan, has collaborated with Vitra since 1988. Together they

HAL → pp. 18-21, 30, 98 HAL Table → pp. 98

EM Table → p. 19 Guéridon → p. 16

have produced a series of office chairs and various office

Soft Modular Sofa → p. 37

Tabouret Haut → p. 30 Table Solvay → p. 24 Tabouret Solvay → pp. 42, 76 Cité → p. 74

systems, as well as products for the Vitra Home Collection. The Citterio Collection is constantly being expanded.

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby studied

George Nelson

Repos & Grand Repos → pp. 58-61

architecture as fellow students at the Royal College of Art in London. Since that time, their

Petite Repos → p. 61 Suita Sofa → pp. 42-45

Maarten Van Severen

collaborative work has probed the interface between industrial design, furniture design and architecture.

Hans Coray

The Dutch designer Hella Jongerius lives and

Konstantin Grcic trained as a

works in Berlin. She founded the Jongeriuslab

Tip Ton → p. 23

studio in 1993 and began collaborating with

Wood Table → pp. 13, 29

Vitra in 2004. Since then, she has not only

Zeb Stool → p. 30

contributed a substantial number of designs

Mariposa → pp. 38-41

cabinetmaker at Parnham College in

to the continually expanding Vitra Home

Dorset before studying industrial design at

Collection, but has also applied her expertise

the Royal College of Art in London. In 1991

in the realm of colours and materials to the

George Nelson is regarded as one of the most important

he set up his own Munich-based practice,

Vitra Colour & Material Library.

figures in American design. Active as an architect, a product

Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design (KGID).

The Vitra Design Museum devoted a

East River Chair → p. 55

The designer Maarten Van Severen started creating

and exhibition designer and a writer, he was a leading voice

furniture in the mid-1980s, initially producing the

in the discourse on design and architecture over several

pieces himself in his Ghent workshop. His designs are

monographic exhibition to Grcic and his

Polder Sofa → p. 46-49

decades. Vitra is the sole authorised manufacturer of

characterised by their simple form and superb

work in 2014.

Kissen Maharam → p. 119

furniture designs by Nelson for markets in Europe and the

comfort. The collaboration with Vitra began in 1996,

Coat Dots → p. 117

Middle East.

resulting in the Van Severen Collection.

functionality and simplicity. From the 1950s onward, he

Desk Clocks → p. 23, 115 Wall Clocks → pp. 13, 58, 115

.06 → pp. 93, 101 MVS Chaise → p. 103

was primarily active as a painter and sculptor.

Zoo Timers → p. 109

Throughout his lifetime, Hans Coray (1906–1991) positioned himself at the intersection of art, design and architecture, attaching great importance to

Landi Chair→ p. 93

Allstar → p. 83

135

DESIGNERS

Antonio Citterio

Verner Panton

Vitra Textiles

Dumet is a cotton blend in a plain weave with a lively

The textiles in the Vitra fabric collection come in countless colour variations that have been carefully chosen to coordinate with one another. The rich selection of textile designs and colours, most of which are exclusive to Vitra, opens up almost limitless individual design possibilities. More information about our textiles and other fabrics and leathers can be found at www.vitra.com.

Brink (selection)

Cité is a plain-weave

appearance. The natural

an inviting appearance.

look with an Italian flair.

Extremely durable with excellent 16 night blue/black

Dumet is soft and cool to the

the qualities typically found

17 colours.

Maize is a heavy-weight

in home furnishings with

(46 % cotton, 22 % wool,

woollen textile in a Panama weave.

the demanding requirements of the

02 silver grey

in 7 colours. (70 % new wool,

and weft create a natural

30 % polyamide I 325g/m2)

& Grand Repos → pp. 41, 58–61

high-contrast duotone shades

Examples:

Also available for:

define the visual appearance

Fauteuil Direction,

Softshell Chair, Suita Sofa,

durable. Cité is available

01 lemon

2 % polyamide I 515 g/m2)

Hopsak (selection)

01 pebble grey

06 anthracite/elephant

Example:

Also available for:

Credo is a durable woollen fabric made of premium worsted yarn 02 fossil

19 brown/dark grey

delicate washed-out shades

vibrant appearance. Credo allows

a natural, Nordic-inspired character.

for an effective exchange of heat

in 39 colours 08 dark grey

to ensure comfortable thermal

Iroko is a soft, flat woven fabric

Example:

coordinated contrast stitching

conditions for the sitter. Credo is

made with chenille yarn.

Softshell Chair → p. 8

produce a refined visual effect. The

available in 12 colours. (95 % new

The piles in the chenille yarn give

visible fibres enhance the cloth’s

wool, 5 % polyamide I 640 g/m2)

Iroko a lively surface texture with 68 pink/poppy red

Examples: Mariposa Sofa,

Cotton and viscose fibres provide

fine bouclé weave, which creates

provides pleasant thermal

Petit Repos → pp. 38, 61

excellent cooling properties and ensure the long-term durability

conditions for the sitter. Cosy is

Also available for:

available in 10 colours. (80 % wool,

Suita Sofa, Grand Repos,

of the fabric. Iroko is available

structure with the harmonious

20 % polyamide I 500 g/m2)

Soft Modular Sofa

in 11 colours. (40 % cotton, 40 %

The woollen textile Aura has

aesthetic. Brink is available

Examples: Repos, Suita Sofa

a classic satin (atlas) weave

in 20 colours. (85 % wool,

→ pp. 61, 45

with a fine, soft surface. This fabric

15 % polyamide I 320 g/m2)

Also available for: Alcove Plume, 02 dark brown melange

even surface. Both solid and

Soft Modular Sofa → p. 36 Also available for:

highly saturated tones. Aura is

Alcove Plume

Dumet (selection)

3 % polyamide I 390 g/m2)

Also available for: HAL Armchair

Twill (selection) 03 cream/light blue

Example: Mariposa Sofa → p. 40

Soft Modular Sofa

Maize (selection)

Credo (selection)

66 nero

06 summer grass 01 light grey 18 pink/aubergine In combination with a marled 11 night blue

yarn, the Panama weave gives

Cité

the woollen fabric Moss a vibrant

Hopsak is an expressive, flat 03 dark grey melange

06 pebble melange

plain-weave fabric made

look. The grainy feel of the

of polyamide. The duotone colours

material imbues it with a slightly

Example:

Corsaro is a sophisticated

offer a multitude of design

Polder Sofa → pp. 46–49

combination of fine and coarse

possibilities in high-contrast or

Also available for:

yarns that give the fabric a natural

Soft Modular Sofa, Mariposa Sofa,

look with a Mediterranean flair.

Alcove Plume, Softshell Chair

The two- and three-tone colours,

13 salt‘n pepper 11 yellow melange

combined with the bouclé yarn, 01 beige

77 brick

62 red/moor brown

available in 26 colours.

(97 % new wool,

05 canola

viscose, 20 % polyester I 750 g/m2)

palette results in a distinctive

mixed colours feature dynamic,

07 cream/sand

an inviting, velvety touch.

The interplay of the fine yarn

Example:

(100 % polyester I 265g/m2)

The subtly variegated colours and

an optimum heat exchange, which

is distinguished by a supremely

colour range. Thanks to its durability and longevity, Plano furnishings. Plano is available

81 ice blue/ivory

natural appearance. Cosy facilitates

soft feel, lustrous sheen and smooth

are coordinated with the Hopsak

is also an ideal choice for office

Brink is a soft classic fabric

06 sand melange

Volo (selection)

hues, a good number of which

Moss (selection)

with high wool content and a its characteristic surface texture.

57 dark blue

woollen cloth of high quality with

Softshell Chair

137

VITRA TEXTILES

Corsaro (selection)

palette of duotones with new, includes many relatively neutral

three-tone colours give this fabric a characteristic structure and

Plano is a robust plain weave

Also available for: Polder

with a pleasant feel. The two- and

Cosy is a milled, plain-weave

→ pp. 86, 76 Also available for:

Soft Modular Sofa → p. 37 05 steel blue

Example: Cité → p. 74 Fauteuil Direction,

98 dark red/nero

with a flat, even texture. The wide

(100 % cotton I 405 g/m2)

Fauteuil de Salon

its lively depth. Maize is available in 19 colours. (98 % new wool,

Soft Modular Sofa

in 2 colours.

Fauteuil de Salon

of Maize and give the fabric

Alcove Plume, Mariposa Sofa, 14 sand/avocado

was developed. Cité is soft

16 flame red

project sector. Twill is available

technical requirements

to the touch, yet still robust and

04 cream/red

15 pink/sierra grey

of a nearly self-supporting fabric.

Collection, for which the fabric

32 chartreuse

Slub and carded yarns with an irregular balance between warp handwoven character. The

ideally suited for the Prouvé

06 cream/light grey

abrasion resistance, it combines

touch. Dumet is available in

Examples: Mariposa Sofa, Repos

cotton textile that fulfils the

Its two neutral colour tones are

06 canary

The high percentage of natural fibres gives Twill very pleasant tactile qualities and

8 % linen I 485 g/m2)

Cosy (selection)

Plano (selection)

mixed tones create an elegant

15 % viscose, 9 % polyamide,

Aura (selection)

Iroko (selection)

Nordic character, while the

it an elegant appearance.

polyamide content in the blend

This expressive textile shows strong

subtle combinations of warp and

guarantees outstanding

solid colours to full advantage

weft threads. Hopsak fabric is

technical values.Moss is available

while simultaneously offering

highly durable and robust.

in 16 colours. (85 % wool,

pleasant tactile qualities. In spite

Hopsak is available in 28 colours.

15 % polyamide I 450g/m2)

03 cream/steel grey

Example: Alcove Plume Example: Allstar → p. 83

(46 % acrylic, 20 % wool,

450 g/m2)

16 red chilli

06 canary/ochre

in 17 colours (85 % wool,

Eames Plastic Chairs

Soft Modular Sofa, Mariposa Sofa,

15 % polyamide I 435 g/m2)

→ pp. 13, 15, 103

Softshell Chair Example:

Aluminium Group Chairs → p. 85

07 black

Mariposa Sofa

Polder Sofa → pp. 46–49 Also available for:

Example: Suita Sofa → pp. 42–45 Also available for:

contract sector. Volo is available

Wire Chair → pp. 16, 26 16 blue/grey

of its soft look and home-like

Also available for:

HAL Family → p. 21

02 schwarz

03 blue-grey

appeal, Volo is suited for use in the

surfaces a vibrant appearance.

Corsaro is available in 6 colours.

5 % linen, 5 % polyamide I

Volo is a finely structured wool blend with a refined weave that gives

(100 % polyamide I 550 g/m2)

especially give larger upholstered

14 % polyester, 10 % cotton,

02 cognac

Soft Modular Sofa, 11 poppy red/brandy

Alcove Plume, Allstar

Index of products

Soft Pad Chair EA 205,

Tabouret Haut

Zeb Stool

Compas Direction

Guéridon

Natural oak, natural dark oak

Seat in wood, leather, soft,

oak, smoked oak or

→ p. 30

connecting tube in 5 colours.

American walnut, base

smoked oak,

New: Zeb Stool Gym and

frame in 5 colours

American walnut

Zeb Stool Foam Back

→ pp. 85–87

in 2 sizes

EA 207, EA 208*

Table top in solid natural

Chairs

Aluminium Chair EA 105,

Eames Plastic Chairs

Fauteuil Direction Pivotant*

Panton Chair

EA 107, EA 108

Leather Premium in 22 colours, leather in 7 colours, base in

.03*

bright chrome or polished aluminium, swivel or non-swivel, with

Tip Ton

→ p. 30

or without armrests, in two

Leather Premium covers in 22 colours,

Available in 2 versions, covered

6 different colours,

including 6 new colours, different

in fabric or Leather Premium

suitable for use outdoors

Structural polyurethane

leather covers in 7 colours, Netweave

base frames in new height,

foam seat shell in 7 colours, base

in 3 colours, fabric covers in

with and without upholstery,

frame in basic dark, bright

28 colours, base in bright chrome or

some suitable for use outdoors

chrome or light grey, stackable

polished aluminium, swivel or

→ pp. 13, 15, 103

or not stackable

non-swivel, with or without armrests → p. 85

→ p. 29

→ p. 16 Contract Table

seat heights Seat shell in 14 colours,

Solid natural oak,

HAL Table

Tables

Soft Pad Chair EA 217, EA 219

A-Table* 8 colours, some suitable for use

HAL Panton Chair Classic

Eames Plastic Armchair RAR

outdoors, stackable

Table top in 5 materials,

→ p. 23

round or square, 5 different

Table top in 3 colours, some

bases, some suitable

suitable for use outdoors, stackable

MDF table top,

for use outdoors

→ p. 98

black powder-coated

→ pp. 23, 103

Tom Vac

.05*

Leather Premium in 22 colours,

Aluminium Chair EA 117*

tubular steel base frame

leather in 7 colours, base in bright Seat shell in 8 colours,

In white, black, red

chrome or polished aluminium

plastic or wood, various

→ p. 29

→ p. 85

Physix

Softshell Chair

Home Desk* Davy Table

Belleville Table

base frames, stackable Seat shell in 14 different

or non-stackable, some

colours, without upholstery,

suitable for use outdoors → pp. 18–21, 30, 98

steel base frame, stackable,

Leather Premium covers in 22 colours,

wire base frame in bright

suitable for use outdoors

leather covers in 7 colours, fabric

chrome or basic dark with

covers in 28 colours, base in bright

runners, stained maple

chrome or polished aluminium

→ p. 15

Allstar

Aluminium Chair EA 119*

Eames Plastic Side Chair PSCC* Matt anodised aluminium, Seat back in 4 colours,

suitable for use outdoors

in 3 fabrics in a total of

→ p. 93

*Not shown in this catalog. To learn more, contact a dealer near you or visit our website at www.vitra.com

46 colours and in leather in 3 colours, black

Leather Premium covers in 22 colours,

Seat shell in 14 colours, including

plastic base frame

leather covers in 7 colours, fabric

6 new colours with and without

→ p. 83

covers in 28 colours Base in bright

upholstery, 5-pointed star base

chrome or polished aluminium

frame with double rollers

Basel Chair*

Fauteuil Direction

Seat and back rest in 2 fabrics,

in 22 colours, leather covers in

frame in natural beech or black

9 colours and Leather Premium

7 colours, Netweave in 3 colours,

varnished beech

in 5 colours, wooden arm rest

in bright chrome or polished

in 3 types of wood

Belleville Chair

edge, chrome-plated tubular

Table top in 3 different types

Vegetal*

in light and dark, melamine

Leather Premium in 22 colours,

woven covers in 6 colours,

leather in 8 colours, 5 fabrics in

directly coated in white or solid core material suitable for

polished aluminium base, soft

114 colours, base frame with four feet,

use outdoors in black and white,

grey or deep black

four-pointed star or five-pointed star

base frame powder-coated

→ p. 86

→ p. 8

Standard

Dining Table* Map Table*

in deep black → pp. 7–9, 94

Plywood Group

metal base frame

Table top in 2 sizes

7 different colours,

Table top in melamine or

suitable for use outdoors

oak veneer, column feet in bright

Bistro Table*

Eames Desk Unit EDU*

chrome or powder-coated basic dark

Wiggle Side Chair* Table Solvay* Available as dining

Seat and back in 3 different

or lounge chair, metal and

types of wood,

Table top in melamine,

with birch veneer,

Leather Premium in 22 colours,

wood or wood only,

base frame in 5 colours

oak veneer in light and dark or

colour-coordinated panels

leather in 7 colours

with leather or calf´s skin

→ pp. 25, 42

Highback, Organic Conference*

Plywood table top

Corrugated board and hardboard frame

use outdoors, 3 colours, base frame powder-coated in basic

Standard SP Wire Chair

Sim*

solid core material suitable for EM Table

Natural oak, smoked oak or

dark, also available as

American walnut

stand-up table

in 5 sizes

Bureau Métallique*

Trapèze* Table top in solid wood,

→ p. 86

Base frame, seat and

with or without armrests

Seat shell in 4 colours

Cover in 3 fabrics and

→ p. 26

→ p. 93

in 22 colours. Base frame

fabric covers in 28 colours, base aluminium, swivel or non-swivel,

surface (HPL), walnut veneer

Knitted covers in 5 colours or

Organic Chair, Organic Chair Seat shell in 6 colours, base

Shelf with white hard

suitable for use outdoors of solid wood, oak veneer

→ pp. 23, 73

Leather Premium covers

Matt anodised aluminium,

Lobby Chair*

Aluminium Chair EA 101, EA 103, EA 104

chrome or coated, suitable for use outdoors → p. 96

Landi Chair

Eames Plastic Armchair PACC,

Seat shell in white or basic dark, base frame

back in 7 colours → p. 25

hard surface (HPL), Seat shell from bent and welded

veneer, 5 sizes, base frame

steel wire, chrome or powder-

in various colours

50 different colours,

coated in 3 colours, in new seat

Table top in melamine,

base frame in natural oak

height, with seat cushion or with

metal base frame in industrial

Table top with hard surface

or black ash

seat and back upholstery,

green, under-frame box in olive

(HPL) in 2 sizes

Plastic seat shell in 5 colours,

3 different bases, some suitable

green or vintage green

3 types of wood, fabric in 6 colours,

for use outdoors

leather in 22 colours, base frame in

→ p. 16

deep black, with and without arm rest, suitable for use outdoors → pp. 7, 94

→ p. 19

139

INDEX OF PRODUCTS

Seat shell in 7 colours, stainless

Wood Table

C1*

Heart Cone Chair*

Slow Chair & Ottoman

Sofas

Soft Modular Sofa

ETR (Elliptical Table Rod Base)*

Occasional Low Tables

Tray Table*

Table top in 3 types of

Table top in maple

wood or metal, each

or black ash

Mochi*

Alcove Plume*

Solid natural oak,

Leather cover in

fumed oak or

7 colours or 2 different

American walnut in

fabrics in 48 colours

4 different sizes → pp. 13, 29

5 colour combinations Fabric cover in 13 colours

→ p. 56

Lounge chairs and armchairs White shell → p. 71

leather, base frame in 3 colours → p. 74 Structural polyurethane foam seat shell in basic dark or

Coconut Chair*

signal red, stainless steel base

base frame in bright chrome

The Alcove Plume family

13 different fabrics in 200 different

consists of a fauteuil,

colours, various modules, ottoman

2-seater, 3-seater and ottoman,

and optional cushions.

available with covers

→ p. 37

Available in light oak, dark oak or walnut veneer

Seat in natural ash,

various colours.

or American walnut

→ S. 51

base in black ash,

Suita Sofa

Alcove Sofa*

Hexagonal Table

→ p. 74

Table top and base frame made

Stools and benches

Leather Premium or Leather Grand

Versatile sofa family with

each in 4 colours, white version

different configurations, Leather

in white Leather Premium or Leather

Premium covers in 22 colours,

total of 57 colours

Grand, black version in black

Leather Premium in 22 colours,

Leather Premium, each available

leather in 7 colours, base frame in

in 2 different sizes.

bright chrome or polished aluminium

→ p. 67 Soft Pad Chaise ES 106*

Plate Table 3 different motifs

MVS Chaise

Butterfly Stool* Leather Side Table

Grand in 5 colours, Leather

2 colours or wood in 3 colours,

Covers in 2 different fabrics and

Natural in 4 colours, or 7

3 different sizes

62 different colours, 3-seater,

different fabrics in 78 colours

2-seater, love seat and ottoman,

→ pp. 42–45

Mariposa Fabric cover in 13 colours

Tabouret Solvay

Table top in Carrara marble, powder-coated MDF in

Coffee and occasional tables

→ pp. 42, 51

Maple or Palisander

Leather in nero or

Natural oak,

chocolate, 2 sizes

smoked oak or

→ pp. 38, 51

Plywood CTM*

Color Wheel Ottoman*

American walnut → pp. 42, 76

Metal Side Table Wiggle Stool*

Coffee Table*

Leather Premium in

Solid walnut, 3 models

leather in 7 colours, Leather

also available as Highback

Stools *

Bovist*

→ p. 47

Fabric cover in Hopsak,

East River Chair

2 sizes

Structural polyurethane foam shell in

22 colours, leather in 7 colours,

Table top in

Available in 2 versions

basic dark, stainless steel base frame,

base frame chocolate

natural ash or black ash

and various colours

Prismatic Table*

Elephant Stool *

suitable for use outdoors

*Not shown in this catalog. To learn more, contact a dealer near you or visit our website at www.vitra.com

→ p. 103

Waver*

Petit Repos

chrome or polished aluminium

Base frame in black ash,

4 powder-coated (suitable

2 1/2-seater, 2-seater,

walnut or maple

for use outdoors), 3 sizes

Love Seat, ottoman M & L

→ p. 50

→ pp. 51, 58, 96

Cork Family*

Nelson Tables*

→ p. 55

leather covers in 7 colours, fabric covers in 28 colours, base in bright

In 7 colours, 3 high-gloss and

104 different colours, 3-seater,

Wood Bench*

Polder Sofa Fauteuil de Salon

Amoebe, Amoebe Highback*

Seat and back rest in 2 fabrics,

Cover in 3 different fabrics

Seat cover in Sunny,

in 39 colours, various types

cushion, arm rests, neck cushion

of leather in 38 colours

and arm rest covers either

→ p. 61

in Sunny or in leather, each in

Solid cork,

all Vitra colours. Powder-coated

3 versions

Repos & Grand Repos

Corrugated board and hardboard frame

→ pp. 38–41

4 colour combinations Leather Premium covers in 22 colours,

Covers in 7 different fabrics and

Black or white

In cream or black

Rise Table*

Hocker * Solid natural oak,

base frame available in

2 sizes, 2 colours

NesTable*

4 colours.

Eames Coffee Table*

9 colours, in 22 leather Premium colours. Base frame in 5 colours,

4 different colour combinations,

wooden arm rest in 3 types of wood

2 sizes, ottoman

→ p. 76

→ pp. 46–49

fumed oak or American walnut in 4 different sizes 5 colours

Solid birch, dark brown or white

Visiona Stool*

Splayed Leg Table*

Fabric cover in 14 colours Table top with palisander,

5 different colours In 4 different fabrics and

marble or solid Cover in 3 different fabrics in

walnut veneer, base frame

Table top in black

39 colours, various types of leather

in black ash

or white marble

in 38 colours, 2 seat heights,

→ p. 50

optional with Ottoman or Panchina → pp. 58–61

89 different colours

141

INDEX OF PRODUCTS

in chrome or black

swivel or non-swivel

28 colours, base in bright chrome or

Aluminium Chair EA 124, EA 125*

black or gold, base frame powder-coated

in 3 colours, fabric covers in polished aluminium

Table top in white,

or polished aluminium,

leather and leather Premium,

leather covers in 7 colours, Netweave

Nelson Bench*

somked oak

Classic version in 3 types of wood,

Leather Premium covers in 22 colours,

Wooden Side Table*

Occasional Table LTR

of polished die-cast aluminium

Cone Chair, Cone Stool*

combinations

Solid natural oak,

→ pp. 93, 101

Aluminium Chair EA 115, EA 116*

→ pp. 51, 73

5 different colour

in 5 different fabrics and

Soft Pad Chair EA 222, EA 223*

frame, suitable for use outdoors

Guéridon Bas*

base frame in black

Leather Grand covers in 5 colours or

Leather Premium in 22 colours, leather in 7 colours,

Lounge Chair & Ottoman

leather covers in 7 colours and

Soft Pad Chair EA 215, EA 216*

Cité

Seat and back made of fabric or

available in 3 heights, Leather Premium covers in 22 colours,

La Chaise

.06

Table top in black or white

Storage and partition elements

Planophore*

Coffee Mug

Embroidered Pillows

Greeting Cards

Metal Wall Relief

Rotary Tray

Available with one

various motifs and in

5 colours

motif in one size

different sizes

→ pp. 23, 123

→ p. 119

→ p. 125

Uten.Silo

Eames Storage Unit ESU* 8 different designs Dark and light wood and panels

→ p. 121

in 2 heights and widths Plywood shelving with birch veneer,

Corniches

Accessories

Available as Heart or Sun Environmental

colour-coordinated panels, various heights

Available with

Guestbook

→ p. 127

Seat Dots*

Enrichment Panels

Akari Light Sculptures

→ p. 83

Miniatures Collection 3 different sizes,

Folding Screen*

2 sizes in white, classic red or black

Wall Clocks

6 colours → p. 119 Available with one Shoji paper, some painted → pp. 13, 47, 76, 85, 129

motif in one size

Desk Clocks

→ p. 125

Diameter 38 cm, 7 colours 65 models → pp. 76, 131

Stickers

Hang it all

Algue*

Notebooks Plywood with

Various models

Art screen prints on textiles,

natural oak veneer

→ pp. 23, 115

sizes vary according to motif

Various models → pp. 13, 58, 115

→ p. 127 Printed stickers in gloss finish

Eames Elephant

Follow Me*

→ S. 93, 117

L’Oiseau

→ p. 125

→ p. 125 Tablecloths

Lockable trolley for use at

Kissen Maharam

Panton Junior

5 different colours

home and in the office

→ pp. 38, 109

Kast*

Eames House Bird

Maple wood, solid 5 patterns,

→ S. 127

100% merino wool → pp. 16, 58, 101, 119

Various designs → p. 119

Classic Trays

Solid alder, black lacquer finish

Lampe de Bureau*

Graphic Print Pillows

6 different colours

22 Wooden Dolls,

→ p. 109

Cat & Dog, Little Devil, Mother Fish & Child

→ pp. 13, 76, 127

Paper Napkins

In 3 heights *Not shown in this catalog. To learn more, contact a dealer near you or visit our website at www.vitra.com

6 designs 12 variants in 4 colour schemes

In 7 colours

Wooden Dolls

or embossed gold foil,

143

INDEX OF PRODUCTS

Girard Wool Blanket

6 colour schemes

in two sizes Linen fabric with

→ pp. 13, 55, 73, 76, 113

screen-printed motifs, 4 designs

Eames Wool Blanket *

→ p. 123

Living Tower*

Olive-, industrial- or vintage green Various sizes, Various sizes

designs and colours

and designs

→ pp. 23, 119

Zip Pouches

Toolbox Matchboxes

2 sizes and various designs

→ p. 121

→ p. 121

Graphic Wall Panel Coat Dots

3 sizes 6 motifs → p. 121

100% merino wool

Potence, Petite Potence*

→ p. 83, 125 5 different colours → p. 125

In red and dark blue

Zoo Timer

Masking Tape 3 pieces each in the color range of red,

Powder-coated steel

green and white

sheet with enamel-like

Washi paper, 6 designs

→ p. 117

relief print

→ p. 125

→ pp. 76, 127

Powder-coated steel tubing,

Elihu the Elephant,

beech wood with cord dimmer

Omar the Owl, Fernando the Fish → p. 109

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