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Throughout his lifetime, Hans Coray (1906–1991) positioned himself at the intersection of art, design and architecture,
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in the field of textile design, which was a focal part of his oeuvre. 4
figures in American design. Active as an architect, a product
From the 1950s onward, he was primarily active as a painter
and exhibition designer and a writer, he was a leading
and sculptor.
voice in the discourse on design and architecture over several
Charles and Ray Eames are counted among the most important
decades. Vitra is the sole authorised manufacturer of
figures of twentieth-century design. Their work spans the
specified Nelson products for markets in Europe and the
fields of furniture design, filmmaking, photography and exhibition design. Vitra is the sole authorised manufacturer
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Middle East. 5
The oeuvre of Japanese-American artist and designer Isamu
of Eames products for Europe and the Middle East. When
Noguchi is unusually multi-faceted, ranging from the fine
you own an Eames product made by Vitra, you know it is an
arts to industrial design. Since 2002, Vitra has produced re-
original.
editions of his designs in cooperation with the Isamu Noguchi
The architect and designer Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures in American design during the postwar era. His passion for colours, patterns and textures found expression
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George Nelson is regarded as one of the most important
attaching great importance to function ality and simplicity.
Foundation in New York. 6
Verner Panton was an influential figure in the development of design during the 1960s and ’70s. After moving to Switzerland
