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Vitra is a Swiss company dedicated to improving the quality of homes, offices and public spaces through the power of design. Our products and concepts are developed in a diligent design process that brings together our engineering excellence with the creative genius of leading international designers. It is our goal to create interiors, furniture and accessories that are functional and inspiring. Longevity of materials, construction and aesthetics is our leading principle, as demonstrated by our Classics – some in continuous production since the 1950s. Initiatives like the Vitra Campus architecture, the Vitra Design Museum, workshops, publications, collections and archives are all integral elements of Vitra. They give us the opportunity to gain perspective and depth in all our activities.
Your Office This is the Vitra Office Overview – featuring new products, design classics and office solutions.
Innes 11-13 the square hessle east yorks hu13 0af 01482 649271 innesonline@mac.com www.Innes.co.uk
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Antonio Citterio
Joyn
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Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Tyde
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Vitra’s office furniture systems are both functional and aesthetic. The result of highly developed office design expertise, these systems enhance working conditions, thus motivating employees and contributing towards increased productivity. Moreover, the different products and systems complement each other and can be effectively mixed and matched. They can also be adapted over the long term to meet new technical developments and changing requirements. 7
Ad Hoc
Antonio Citterio
The Ad Hoc office furniture system was developed in 1994 together with Antonio Citterio, and has been continuously developed since then. It is both a prototype and a classic. Its versatility, coupled with the high quality of materials and workmanship and timeless, technically elegant design, ensure a long service life and superior efficiency. Ad Hoc is versatile and able to fulfil various requirements. For instance, the Ad Hoc modular system enables configurations ranging from individual tables through to entire table systems, all of which can be fitted to meet individual needs. Ad Hoc High Work, for instance, is an innovative piece that promotes healthy working by allowing the user to stand. And individual Ad Hoc pieces such as meeting and visitors tables can be used to complement the modular system. Ad Hoc Executive offers elegant solutions for management (see Page 41 and 79).
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Heights The new aluminium table legs are height adjustable. They make it possible to configure tables for sitting or standing at. Classic table legs made of chromed steel are also still available, bridging the gap between the new and the first generation of Ad Hoc products from 1994.
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The Ad Hoc modular elements can be used to create countless configurations for both sitting and standing while working. The office furniture system thus offers customised solutions for a broad variety of office environments and types.
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A large selection of accessories makes it possible to individualise workstations. They enhance the versatility of the back end of the table top by providing storage trays and integrating lamps and monitors.
Screens Storage File boxes that are open or that feature lockable sliding doors offer storage space at workstations. Perforated side panels and optional fabric-covered back panels absorb noise and offer privacy.
Fabric-covered screens offer privacy and possess effective noise reducing characteristics. Thanks to the integrated aluminium profile, the screens can be fitted with accessories.
Flexibility
Configurations Ad Hoc offers workstations for many areas of application. The office furniture system can be used to create single and double workstations as easily as table arrangements for three, four, six or more persons.
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Ad Hoc is flexible and durable. When needs change, only the necessary modular elements have to be swapped to adapt the configuration. This ensures that the life and efficiency of the office furniture system are longer and greater than average. All generations of Ad Hoc since 1994 have been mutually compatible.
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Elegance The sculpted table legs made of polished aluminium give Ad Hoc its technical elegance.
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For Ad Hoc, the functionality of every single detail has been tried and tested numerous times and, if necessary, improved. The high material quality and careful workmanship combined with an aesthetically elegant design guarantee that Ad Hoc pieces can be enjoyed for a long time.
“The modern office requires flexibility and adaptability. The Ad Hoc modular system makes aesthetically sophisticated working environments that can meet changing requirements.” — Antonio Citterio
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Table Tops 01 Table W1600 × D800, W1800 × D800, W2000 × D800, W2400 × D800 02 Table with e-station W1600 × D800, W1800 × D800, W2000 × D800, W2400 × D800 03 Add-on tables and storage boxes
Legs 04 T-section leg steel 05 Curved leg steel 06 Single leg steel 07 Curved bench leg aluminium 08 Straight bench leg aluminium 09 Curved leg aluminium 10 Single leg aluminium 11 Curved bench leg aluminium, high version 12 Curved leg aluminium, high version
Additional Elements 13 Storage box 14 Storage box with sliding door 15 Accessory beam with holder set for single table 16 Double screen with holder set for single table 17 Single screen 18 Side screen 19 Double screen with lateral holder set 20 Double screen with connection set 21 Side screen for single workstation
22 Utensil tray 23 Paper tray 24 File tray 25 Tray 26 Insertable screen 27 CPU holder 28 MBE mobile pedestal 29 Electrification 30 BELUX KOI with lamp bracket for benches 31 BELUX LIFTOLINO with beam adapter
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Ad Hoc single workstation
Ad Hoc double workstation
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Ad Hoc High double workstation
Ad Hoc High consultation workstation
Ad Hoc High team workstation
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Joyn
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
The inspiration for Joyn was the place where a family lives together. In Brittany, where the designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec grew up, the kitchen table was large enough to seat the entire family. It served as the place for social get-togethers, chance meetings and discussions, or as a place to retreat to. This flexibility also characterises the Joyn furniture system, and makes it possible to meet the needs of constantly changing office activities on a daily basis and in a practical manner. Joyn not only caters to the individual needs of employees, but also promotes efficient and communicative work processes.
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Joyn reflects the dynamics of the modern office. With this office system, the space assigned to each workstation is generally flexible. One and the same configuration can be used in spaces with few employees and in spaces with many employees. The Joyn office system therefore offers a practical foundation for today’s changing work culture. It brings together a variety of spatial functions on one single level: the platform.
Central console The Joyn platform can be used from both sides. There is a central cable tray for data and power cables as well as a console for installing screens, organisers, lamps and special adapters for flat screens.
Flexible use People who use Joyn can easily reconfigure its components at any time.
Lighting The lamps were developed simultaneously with Joyn. They are therefore functionally easy to integrate and match the office system aesthetically.
Micro architecture Joyn Hut is a roof-like construction featuring functional elements that serve to define and structure a space. 16
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Screens The screens serve to divide and structure. Since they are merely clipped on, they can be easily moved at any time.
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Useful accessories and the sophisticated electrification concept and cable management solutions make Joyn a highly flexible system which can easily be reconfigured whenever necessary. Simple and robust solutions ensure the flexibility that Joyn is known for.
A day with Joyn
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The modular structure of Joyn allows the system to spontaneously adapt to changing requirements and technologies.
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16 Side screen panel 17 Side wall 18 Flat CPU holder 19 Tower CPU holder Solitaires 20 Joyn Single Desk 21 Textile screen 45
22 Textile screen 65 23 Joyn Single Bench 320 24 Joyn Single Bench 240 25 Hut
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New Tyde
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
With Tyde, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have developed a new range of height-adjustable tables. The technology needed for the height adjustment has been carefully and discreetly integrated, ensuring that Tyde is suitable for use in all kinds of office environments and in combination with other tables. Standing tables are usually only used at single workstations, but Tyde extends the concept to include double workstations, meeting tables and project tables, thus also offering the benefits of working while sitting and standing to teams. After all, alternating between sitting and standing while working is healthy: experts recommend that a person spend about 40 per cent of their time standing and 60 per cent sitting at their workplace. This prevents damage to health caused by putting monotonous stress on the body. Blood circulation also increases, boosting both concentration and motivation levels.
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Individualisation Additional elements such as technical beams, various screens, CPU holders and accessories serve to individualise the workstations.
Good open-plan offices are productive spaces filled with vibrant energy. However, one common criticism is that the noise level often makes concentrating difficult. The aim when developing office furniture is therefore to design products that do not contribute to the noise level and even serve to reduce it if possible.
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Tyde meets these requirements effectively: the electric motor of the height adjustment mechanism is very quiet and is concealed by a noise-damping cover beneath the table. In addition, the newly developed screens made of sound-absorbing polyester fleece combined with the cover serve to effectively damp ambient noise.
Screens The noise-absorbing and lightweight screens made of pressed polyester fleece are available in various colours.
Height adjustment The height adjustment feature is available via an electric motor, via a crank, or by simple manual adjustment of the various seat heights.
Stability Thanks to their solid steel frame construction and cast legs, the tables are extremely stable even when they are in a raised position. This also applies to the cluster version. 22
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The screens and the cable tray beneath the table are made of a lightweight polyester fleece that effectively dampens noise.
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Practical solutions ensure, for example, that cable management is simple and keeps cables organised.
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Level 34
Werner Aisslinger
Level 34 is an unconventional office furniture system that looks like it was created for the home. Its main element is a 34 centimetre high bench, which gives the office furniture system a lightweight and floating appearance. It is the platform for various modules such as tables, cabinets, shelves, seating arrangements and flower boxes, and also includes the cable management system. A wide range of office types can be created by combining only a few elements. The modules are easy to reorganise and thus offer great flexibility when it comes to redesigning office spaces to meet new requirements.
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Thanks to the integrated cable baskets, Level 34 can be interconnected both horizontally and vertically, making it possible to plan the layout of office spaces irrespective of double floors and of the placement of floor sockets. Level 34 is thus able to meet all kinds of demands, from single and team workstations with space for meetings through to lounge and lobby areas, and reception zones.
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Storage Spacious storage modules not only offer a place to store personal belongings, but can also be used jointly with others.
Options The Level 34 modules make it possible to combine a wide range of applications in a small space.
Modules The various modules offer a wide range of configuration options catering to different needs and environments.
High Working Central zone Level 34 is also suitable for the central zone in open-plan offices, i.e. as a place to temporarily retreat to or to hold meetings.
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Electrification
Switching between sitting and standing while working means movement and this promotes circulation. This is healthy and increases concentration.
Cables at central locations in the floor are fed into cable trays from which power is supplied to the modules.
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Level 34
The materials used for Level 34 exude a home-like atmosphere, in line with the appearance of the entire system. Some modules such as the flower box and the seat cushions were especially developed to do away with the severely plain look so typical of many office environments.
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The bench serves as a kind of spine, with the modules extending from it like ribs.
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1 HU 15 Module open 16 Module with double drawer 17 Module with flap door 18 Module with sliding doors
½ HU 10 Module open 11 Module with sliding doors 12 Module with single drawer 13 Flower box 14 Cushion
2 HU 19 Module open 20 Module with hinged doors 21 Module with sliding doors
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WorKit Arik Levy
WorKit is a simple, discreet, logical and extremely flexible solution for communicative office areas. WorKit configurations consist of just a few parts and can be spontaneously reconfigured and adapted to new demands, regardless of whether these are caused by expansion, reduction or remodelling. Many different demands and individual wishes can be realised using standard parts.
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Efficiency Screens
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The options offered by WorKit are made possible by PIN, a cube-shaped connecting element which connects all important parts with each other. Basic tables can be configured to various sizes with a wide range of add-on tables and table tops to meet diverse individual requirements.
Fabric-covered screens in various widths meet employee needs for boundaries, and the adjustable screens make communication possible. The screens’ functional rail can be fitted with accessories.
WorKit is easy to understand and can therefore easily be reconfigured to meet changing needs – it only takes 6 minutes to create a basic set-up.
Accessories The useful and decorative WorKit accessories such as paper trays and file trays, storage trays for utensils, magnet boards, mirrors, flower vases and business card holders all serve to individualise workstations and to improve the work environment. Small office utensils can be stowed away in a utensil tray beneath the table.
Electrification Storage Under-table boxes and file boxes are effective storage solutions for both beneath and on top of tables. The lockable boxes are also available with effective noise-damping front panels.
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Power to the table is provided by the technical unit. Mounting points allow for the integration of screens, monitor holders and lamp adapters. The slack from the cables are stowed beneath the table in spacious cable baskets. Office furniture systems
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WorKit’s design is both ingenious and simple: many different configurations are possible with the cube-shaped connecting element PIN and a few additional parts. Despite its robust construction, WorKit is unobtrusive and is suitable for all kinds of office environments.
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Configuration examples
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ArchiMeda
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Alberto Meda
Spatio
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New Ad Hoc Executive Antonio Citterio
A company’s business culture is conveyed through its workstations and executive offices in particular. And within corporate cultures, the role of values such as transparency, teamwork and quality is becoming increasingly important. These values were the main focus when developing Ad Hoc Executive – the new furniture range by Antonio Citterio.
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The centrepiece of Ad Hoc Executive is a large table, which can serve as a workstation or be used for meetings. The adjustable and leather-covered desk pad integrated into the fine wood veneered table top conceals the power and multimedia connections, and also serves as a useful storage space. Sideboards of various sizes made of anodised aluminium, oak and leather provide space for documents and personal belongings.
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The representative and technically functional table ArchiMeda brings a healthy mix of sitting and standing options into the executive office. The solid wood veneered table top is height adjustable thanks to the scissor lifting mechanism. ArchiMeda is thus also suited for use as a dynamic table for meetings conducted either seated or standing (the latter is often appropriate when reviewing documents and plans).
ArchiMeda Alberto Meda
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Spatio
Antonio Citterio
As the demands in the office increase, so do the requirements in terms of furnishing. The executive office and conference table range Spatio is perfect for an executive work environment. The design in fine wood and exquisitely crafted aluminium has a subtle yet prestigious look.
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Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Silent Wall
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Storage
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In the past, offices served as places for concentrating on individual work at one’s workstation and for talks in the meeting room. Today, however, in the age of teamwork and short exchanges, most communication takes place at the workplace. To concentrate on individual work and to hold both short and longer scheduled meetings, people meet at designated zones. We refer to this as “meet & retreat”. This modern and productive way of working only functions in office space layouts that have been planned and realised correctly – and feature suitable products. 49
New Workbays
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
With Workbays, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have developed an organic system which redefines the work environment and breaks with inflexible office planning grids. Workbays offer employees the freedom to retreat to a work environment that best suits the task they are completing. As a multifunctional furniture system, they are a practical solution for office planners. Thanks to the innovative, sound-absorbing material of Workbays, distracting noises surrounding the individual rooms are absorbed. The Workbays can therefore spontaneously be used as a telephone box, as a video conference room, as a place to drink coffee together or as a meeting venue – without requiring participants to remain behind closed doors.
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Workbays are suitable for all kinds of spaces. The system can easily be added to if the need arises or adapted if conditions change – it grows organically along with the office. The system is based on four different wall elements available in two heights, thus offering a wide range of configurations. Indeed, almost anything is possible, from single workstations through to meeting areas and even microarchitectural cluster solutions.
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Workbays do without the heaviness that most microarchitectural structures have.
Workbays are suitable for concentrating on individual work – “retreat”. And also for holding meetings with two to four persons – “meet”.
Workbays can be combined to create “meet & retreat” zones of different sizes and functions.
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Workbays are available in eight different colours with which to create different work environments – from calming through to stimulating.
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New Silent Wall Arik Levy
The mobile and space dividing Silent Wall system consists of various elements available in two heights that can easily be connected to each other and configured to create various structures – without the need for any permanent built-in components. Silent Wall offers numerous application possibilities.
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Depending on the configuration, the system serves to divide work areas from each other, assign teams to clearly defined zones, define walkways, divide a room or create a room within a room in order to provide places where meetings can be held and where employees can retreat to. Since the Silent Wall elements exhibit excellent acoustic insulating properties, they help to reduce distracting noises.
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The system consists of four wall panels, a technical panel for mounting monitors as well as the incorporation of tables and two corner columns. These elements are easy to plan with and to install, and make it possible to configure all kinds of office spaces with minimal effort.
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The Media Wall makes dynamic and interactive meetings possible, not least thanks to the possibility of incorporating monitors for video conferences or for holding presentations.
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Storage Arik Levy
The Storage cabinet range can be combined with all Vitra office furniture systems. The cabinets and sideboards of various widths and heights can be combined and complemented, and offer storage space that can be configured in many different ways, as well as easily set up, repositioned and removed. The highly effective acoustic front panels have been proven to reduce the noise level in a room, which facilitates concentration while working. Storage is available as a cabinet and as a sideboard. A locker system is also available.
Office chairs The evolution of the office chair ID Chair Concept
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Pivot
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ID Chair Concept Skape AC 4 Physix Meda Chair MedaPal HeadLine Soft Pad Group Aluminium Group Lobby Chair Pivot Unix Chair Softshell Chair PSCC PACC .04 .03 High
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Vitra has been dedicated to exploring the topic of sitting since 1957. At the beginning of the 1970s, a structural transformation began taking place in the West – an industrial society started turning into a service society. It was only a matter of time before more and more people worked in offices. It was then that Vitra began to focus intently on the office chair and, with its very first design – the Vitramat – even set new industry standards. The goal back then of successfully presenting improved solutions offering technical quality, ergonomics and comfort with every model has remained the same to this day.
The evolution of the office chair 1976 – 2010
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Vitramat redefined the office swivel chair with its innovative three-part design, and thanks to its synchronous mechanism, it paved the way for dynamic sitting.
Persona was the first office swivel chair which automatically adjusted the backrest tension to the weight of the user.
The Figura with its colourful and exchangeable covers brought a home-like aesthetic to the office.
With the AC 1 and its special backrest mechanism for a synchronised range of motion, Vitra broke new ground both on a formal and technical level.
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Knitted fabric was employed for the first time with the torso shaped backrest of the T-Chair.
Meda Chair is an office chair which makes a synchronised range of motion possible and pays tribute to the Aluminium Chair by Charles and Ray Eames.
HeadLine was developed to facilitate prolonged computer work while leaning back in a chair in a relaxed position.
The ID Chair Concept chairs can be customised in countless ways and now, for the first time, are available with weight-dependant forward tilt.
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Antonio Citterio and Vitra applied their more than 25 years of experience developing office chairs in creating the ID Chair Concept range of office swivel chairs. The modular system enables the configuration of the different models, which bring a discreet and elegant design and a wide range of colours into the office. They also offer countless options to meet
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individual needs in terms of function, comfort and aesthetics. However, all of the chairs have a common technical and visual basis. This has a positive effect on the overall aesthetics of an environment, as well as on maintenance and service. The ID Chair Concept lets companies and their employees select the chair that suits their identity.
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The ID Chair Concept consists of the basic types ID Mesh, ID Soft, ID Trim and ID Air, each of which has a different backrest. The pleasantly soft upholstered seat and the supportive backrests ensure a high degree of comfort. In addition to “FlowMotion”, a newly developed “ProMatic” mechanism is now also available, which automatically adapts to the weight of the user, who thus only needs to adjust the seat height. ProMatic is therefore ideal for touchdown workstations as well as all kinds of conference and meeting areas.
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ID Air The new ID Air is transparent and discreet, but simultaneously offers a high degree of seating comfort. At first glance, its perforated plastic backrest looks simple, but it serves several purposes: the properties of the material in various zones provides the back with support in varying degrees. It is flexible and ensures freedom of movement, the perforations provide good ventilation for the user’s back, and it is an affordable solution as well.
ID Trim L ID Trim L with its high backrest offers additional support for the neck region and can be used as a management chair.
ID Trim The compact padding of the ID Trim backrest conveys a sense of classic elegance and quality handcraftsmanship. The sandwich construction with integrated lumbar support provides the comfort of an upholstered backrest while being almost as slimline as a mesh backrest – offering an alternative to both of these construction types.
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A study conducted by the Institute for Biomechanics of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) confirms that the scope of movement of the ID Chairs is fully used. This ensures healthy and dynamic sitting. Special measurements have shown that using the weight-dependent forward tilt position increases muscle activity in the stomach and back, which serves to stabilise the lumbar vertebrae. It was also confirmed that forward tilt results in the movement of the lower spine. This increases the nutrient supply to the ntervertebral discs.
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ID Trim Cap The new ID Trim Cap sends a clear signal with its hood: please do not disturb! However, ID Trim Cap does not only create a private space visually. The material used, a new kind of fleece, is noise-absorbing. It is on account of these features that ID Trim Cap is an excellent choice for micro concentration zones in open-plan offices.
ID Mesh ID Mesh embodies technical transparency and lightness. The innovative braided fabric fitted over a sleek frame is translucent and open like a net – while also being soft like a thin cushion. With the Green User Agreement, a sustainable service offer for project customers, Vitra discloses the usage costs incurred for service and maintenance. Companies therefore know the purchase price and the cost of usage from the outset and thus the total cost of ownership over the entire period of usage.
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The customer is obligated to use the product properly and to maintain it. In return, Vitra agrees to replace the ID Chairs free of charge in the case of manufacturing or material defects, or to replace any worn parts.
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Four years after signing the Green User Agreement, a service check is performed on the ID Chairs at the customer’s premises. This serves to extent the agreement for another five years.
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The next service check is conducted. The Green User Agreement is extended by another five years.
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The ID Chairs can now be returned to Vitra to be professionally recycled.
ID Soft The fully upholstered backrest ensures a high level of comfort, and its clear lines give ID Soft a formally discreet, unobtrusive appearance.
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Pivot, the new office chair by Antonio Citterio, is about 30 cm higher than the standard office chair. This enables the healthy switch between standing and sitting in a spontaneous manner. It is not a work table that is raised or lowered, but instead the user works at a tall work table, and sits on a Pivot, or stands at the table using the tall chair to lean on, depending on the requirements. Teamwork, touching base with colleagues and holding meetings take place at the table – either seated or standing – and always at eye level, facilitating cooperation that is both dynamic and efficient.
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The engineer and designer Alberto Meda developed Physix as a universal solution for today’s working world, where easy to use and comfortable office chairs are in demand for workstations, project rooms and many other kinds of work situations. Together with both flexible and fixed elements, Physix explores the possibilities of
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dynamic sitting in a new way, and the chair functions are intelligently integrated into the construction. At the same time, Meda wanted a chair with a light weight and has created one that with its technical look, lightweight and transparency is easy to “read”. This chair has no secrets.
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The office chair Physix is the result of taking a very close look at the materials and production possibilities available today. The flexible plastic frame construction together with an elastic knitted cover and stable mechanical unit made of aluminium, allow Physix to offer an entirely new sitting experience with dynamic freedom of movement and precise synchronous adjustment.
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Drawings by Alberto Meda, which show the first sketches made of Physix’ construction.
“Physix represents the right balance between the complex physical forces of a chair.” — Alberto Meda
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ID Trim L Antonio Citterio
New ID Trim Cap Antonio Citterio
ID Soft Antonio Citterio
New ID Air Antonio Citterio
ID Mesh Antonio Citterio
Skape Highback Antonio Citterio
Skape Lowback Antonio Citterio
AC 4 Antonio Citterio
New Physix Alberto Meda
Meda Chair Alberto Meda
MedaPal Alberto Meda
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Soft Pad Group (EA 219) Charles & Ray Eames
Aluminium Group (EA 117) Charles & Ray Eames
Lobby Chair (ES 104) Charles & Ray Eames
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Overview New Pivot High Stool Antonio Citterio
New Pivot Stool Antonio Citterio
Unix Chair Antonio Citterio
Softshell Chair Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
PSCC Charles & Ray Eames
PACC Charles & Ray Eames
.04 Maarten Van Severen
.03 High Maarten Van Severen & Fabian Schwärzler
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MedaMorph Contract Table Segmented Tables Kuubo Ad Hoc Solitäre Joyn Conferencing Map Table Click
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New Ad Hoc Solitäre Antonio Citterio
The Ad Hoc office system also offers freestanding meeting and visitors tables. Discreet and elegant in appearance, they can easily be combined with other pieces of furniture. Ad Hoc meeting tables are available in sitting and standing heights in four designs and sizes, with table tops in melamine, veneer or a high quality mineral cast. Flaps in the table top provide access to power and data connections. And the visitors tables serve as a practical supplement – whether used as a side table in individual offices or to furnish entire forum rooms. Fitted with castors, they become mobile and can be utilised in environments that require flexibility.
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The representative conference table system MedaMorph offers a basic selection of round and rectangular individual tables as well as round and boat-shaped conference tables which feature an intelligently designed system base. This base embodies the basic concept behind the range and
consists of four elements: two types of legs, a star connector and crossbars of variable length. These elements create a modular system, making conference tables of all sizes and shapes possible. Customer preferences in terms of leg room and appearance of the legs can thus be largely accommodated.
Standard shapes in standard sizes
Ø 1000 mm, Ø 1200 mm, Ø 1400 mm, Ø 1600 mm
Ø 1400 mm, Ø 1600 mm
1600 × 800 mm, 1800 × 900 mm, 2400 × 900 mm
2000 × 1000 mm, 2600 × 1200 mm, 3200 × 1300 mm
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Naoto Fukasawa on Kuubo
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The table system Kuubo exudes simple elegance and is suitable for many different kinds of work processes, particularly in teams where open communication is practised. Because it has no predefined purposes, it offers many options and presents no obstacles. Kuubo is ideal as a team centre table, since files can also be stored away in the integrated box compartments and
accessed at any time without interrupting the workflow. With these qualities, Kuubo is ideal for project work in team rooms or business centres where a clear desk policy is in place. It can be used as a workstation with a meeting function, a team table, a conference table, a temporary workplace, a project table, a space for hosting a drinks reception, and much more besides.
A large, empty space equipped with technology.
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Segmented Tables Charles & Ray Eames
Meetings and conferences play a central role in the modern work world, making teamwork and communication indispensable for many activities. Vitra can meet these needs with classic designs that have stood the test of time for decades: the Segmented Tables by Charles and Ray Eames. The Segmented Tables are large and extremely durable conference table arrangements made of high-quality materials.
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Ø1830 × 725 mm
Ø2100 × 725 mm
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Map Table
Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
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Map Table is a universal table range for all situations which require flexible arrangements and optimum space utilisation, whose tables are quickly and easily rearranged and can be stacked if necessary. Map Table is ideal for flexible use in training, congress and
conference rooms, where the table system with its discreet and straightforward design can be perfectly integrated into any architecture. There is also a place for them in the home office as an elegant desk or table.
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Conference and visitors chairs MedaMorph Alberto Meda
Contract Table Charles & Ray Eames
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Tip Ton
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Overview Segmented Tables Charles & Ray Eames
Kuubo Naoto Fukasawa
Ad Hoc Solitäre Antonio Citterio
Joyn Conferencing Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Map Table E. Barber & J. Osgerby
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Soft Pad Group Aluminium Group Lobby Chair Organic Chair Eames Plastic Armchair Eames Plastic Sidechair Pivot ID Chair Concept Skape AC 4 Visasoft Unix Chair Visavis Meda Conference MedaSlim .03 .05 HAL Basel Chair SIM Tip Ton Softshell Chair Nelson Perch Panton Chair
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The Aluminium Chair is one of the most important furniture designs of the 20th century. It was originally created for a private home in Columbus, Indiana in the US, built by the architects Eero Saarinen and Alexander Girard in the middle of the 1950s. When constructing the chair, Charles and Ray Eames opted not to incorporate a seat shell and, instead, stretched fabric or leather between two side pieces made of aluminium. The pieces of fabric or leather were stretched so as to be taut yet resilient. Some of the chairs from the Aluminium and Soft Pad Group which are ideal for office environments are now available in dark chrome with dark chromed aluminium parts. The seat cover comes in Premium leather on both sides and the armrests are also upholstered in high-grade leather. These carefully worked materials present the well-known silhouette of this iconic classic design in a new, contemporary light: the Aluminium Chair Dark Chrome is discreet and looks exceptionally elegant. In addition to Aluminium Chairs EA 105, 107, 108, 117 and 119, the Soft Pad Chairs EA 205, 207, 208, 217 and 219 as well as the Eames Segmented Tables are also available in dark chrome. Together, they create a representative product range for offices and conference rooms.
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Charles and Ray Eames are both a point of departure and a fixed star. In 1953, Willi Fehlbaum saw an Eames chair in New York and decided to become a furniture manufacturer and to acquire the licence to launch production of the designs in Europe. Since then, the designer couple is ubiquitous at Vitra. Even today, we often ask ourselves, “What would Charles and Ray say?” – be this in connection with products, re-editions, exhibitions, anecdotes, memories, acquiring collector’s items, legal disputes with copyists, research or simply when making important design decisions. It comes as no surprise that the Vitra Design Museum is on EamesStrasse and that the original Eames office was reconstructed at Vitra. Designers and partners Charles and Ray Eames exploited the possibilities of industrialisation in connection with new materials and technologies like no one before or since. But they were more than just engineers. Ray was a painter and Charles was an architect. They were artists who did not see themselves as artists. They solved problems using technical means, accepted material constraints and worked patiently by trial and error until they found a satisfactory solution, and they improved the products over time when use revealed faults. However, all of this does not explain why their products are still so appealing today: the solutions that the Eames found were always artistic and a stroke of genius (although Charles Eames rejected the idea of the genius artist), which made the designs distinguished and inexplicably magical. Even today, decades after they were created, the designs are just as cutting-edge as they were then.
What is a classic?
“A classic is not a classic from the very beginning. It starts by breaking the mould. It doesn’t become a classic by conforming to established norms; instead, it questions these established norms. A classic becomes a classic because it wins the battle: first against the products that already exist and then against all of the new products that it must beat out. A classic comes from a different era and yet is contemporary and current. It is iconic without trying to be iconic. It has the qualities of a piece of art without trying to be art. It is forever fresh. When it was presented for the first time, it was new – and it will stay new until another product breaks the mould and challenges it and questions the established norms. It is important to Vitra to produce these outstanding products from the past until they are no longer relevant. At the same time, we develop products together with the most talented people of our age – in the hope that one of them will one day become a classic.” Rolf Fehlbaum Vitra Chairman
Charles and Ray Eames working on the design of the Aluminium Chair in their workshop in Santa Monica, California around 1958.
Tip Ton
Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Tip Ton is a tilting chair fully made of plastic. From the normal position, users can tilt the chair forwards by shifting their weight. This forward tilt sitting position straightens the pelvis and spine. Tip Ton is made entirely of polypropylene. This ensures the longevity of the chair and makes it 100 per cent recyclable. Tip Ton is stackable up to four chairs and comes in eight different colours.
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In 2010, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) conducted a study on the degree to which pressure to the spine can be relieved by alternating sitting positions. The results show that shifting between the various sitting positions – i.e. between an upright, a reclining and a forward-tilting position – sets all segments of the lower spine in motion. This both relieves pressure on and increases the nutrient supply
to the intervertebral discs. Tip Ton’s special geometry encourages the user to alternate between the above sitting positions. Moreover, whereas in the past the health benefits of relieving the intervertebral discs where reserved for office chairs, Tip Ton allows users to profit from these benefits in an array of different environments.
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Overview
Soft Pad Group (EA 208) Charles & Ray Eames
Aluminium Group (EA 107) Charles & Ray Eames
Lobby Chair (ES 108) Charles & Ray Eames
Organic Chair C. Eames & E. Saarinen
New Pivot Stool Antonio Citterio
ID Trim L Conference Antonio Citterio
Skape Conference Antonio Citterio
AC 4 Conference Antonio Citterio
Organic Conference C. Eames & E. Saarinen
Eames Plastic Armchair (DAR) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Armchair (DAW) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Armchair (DAX) Charles & Ray Eames
Visasoft Antonio Citterio
Unix Chair Antonio Citterio
Unix Chair Antonio Citterio
Unix Chair Antonio Citterio
Eames Plastic Armchair (DAL) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Side Chair (DSR) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Side Chair (DSW) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Side Chair (DSX) Charles & Ray Eames
New Visavis 3 Antonio Citterio
Visavis 2 Antonio Citterio
New Visaroll 3 Antonio Citterio
Meda Conference Alberto Meda
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Repos & Grand Repos
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Alcove
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Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
HAL
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Jasper Morrison
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HAL Ply Tube Jasper Morrison
HAL Tube Stackable Jasper Morrison
HAL Tube with armrests Jasper Morrison
HAL Sledge Jasper Morrison
HAL Cantilever Jasper Morrison
Basel Chair Jasper Morrison
SIM Jasper Morrison
Tip Ton E. Barber & J. Osgerby
Softshell Chair Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Nelson Perch George Nelson
Panton Chair Verner Panton
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Grand Repos, Repos, Suita Fauteuil, Suita Club Armchair, Slow Chair, Softshell Chair, Park Armchair, Monopod, Waver, Lounge Chair, Aluminium Group, Soft Pad Group, Organic Chair, Lobby Chair, Plywood Group, Coconut Chair, Suita, Park Sofa, Alcove, Eames Plastic Armchair, Eames Plastic Sidechair, Plywood Group, HAL, Basel Chair, SIM, Jill, .03, .05, Softshell Chair, Vegetal, Standard, Tabouret Haut, Panton Chair, Tom Vac, Meda Gate, AIRLINE, .04 on Stretcher, ETS, EPC on Stretcher, Contract Table, Bistro Table, HAL Table, Map Table, EM Table, Trapèze, NesTable, Plate Table, Metal Side Table, Albula Table, Nelson Tables, Elliptical Table ETR, CTM, Occasional Table LTR, Guéridon Bas, Flower, Cork Family, Stools, Prismatic Table, Elephant Stool
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Repos & Grand Repos Antonio Citterio
Repos and Grand Repos offer a new quality of comfort and motion: with their generous padding, inviting armrests and high back, the elegant swivel lounge chairs exude exceptional comfort. Thanks to the synchronised mechanism concealed within the padding, the chairs can go from an upright to a reclining position and be locked in any position. The spring tension adjusts to the user’s weight, resulting in unsurpassed sitting comfort for the entire range of motion and optimum back support back.
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Alcove
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
The Alcove Highback Sofas all have high side and back panels and are more than just pieces of furniture: sitting in one of these sofas is like being in a space of one’s own, hardly visible to others and protected from surrounding office noises. This makes them ideal as islands to retreat to or hold meetings at in open-plan offices. Two new products join Alcove Sofa, Alcove Work and Alcove System, both of which offer new possibilities to create vibrant and open office environments: Alcove Meet and Alcove Cabin.
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Alcove Meet is a meeting table, seating up to four, framed to the side by two upholstered walls. In openplan offices it creates the perfect conditions for holding meetings. Complete meeting zones can be created by connecting several tables in a row without the need for elaborate installations.
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Alcove Cabin is a completely closed refuge area with one entrance. It offers a screened-off area for four to six persons, especially the version with extra-high walls. The interior of the Alcove Cabin is a complete working space with two upholstered seats opposite each other, a table and mains connection and lighting.
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“Special is generally less useful than normal” is Jasper Morrison’s guiding principle for a design that is not extraordinary, but rather ‘supernormal’ in appearance and – just like HAL – shows deference to the laws that govern daily life. With HAL, Jasper Morrison has created a new interpretation of the multifunctional shell chair,
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as well as a broad chair range with a distinct, contemporary look. The shape of the seat shell provides plenty of freedom of movement and permits a number of seating positions – including sideways and astride. HAL is available with a plastic seat shell, or as HAL Ply made of plywood.
HAL PLY The elegant HAL Ply plywood seat shell is also slightly yielding and provides comfortable seating. It can be combined with a large selection of bases.
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Grand Repos & Ottoman Antonio Citterio
Lounge Chair & Ottoman Charles & Ray Eames
Repos & Panchina Antonio Citterio
Suita Fauteuil Antonio Citterio
Suita Club Armchair Antonio Citterio
Slow Chair Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Softshell Chair Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Aluminium Group (EA 116) Charles & Ray Eames
Soft Pad Group (EA 216) Charles & Ray Eames
Organic Highback C. Eames & E. Saarinen
Organic Chair C. Eames & E. Saarinen
Park Armchair Jasper Morrison
Park Swivel Armchair Jasper Morrison
Monopod Jasper Morrison
Waver Konstantin Grcic
Lobby Chair (ES 105) Charles & Ray Eames
Plywood Group (LCM) Charles & Ray Eames
Plywood Group (LCW) Charles & Ray Eames
Coconut Chair George Nelson
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Alcove Work Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Suita Sofa Three-Seater Antonio Citterio
Alcove Highback Love Seat Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Alcove Highback Two-Seater Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Suita Sofa Two-Seater with head section Antonio Citterio
Suita Club Sofa Antonio Citterio
Alcove Highback Three-Seater Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
New Alcove Cabin Highback Two-Seater Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Park Sofa Jasper Morrison
Alcove Two-Seater Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
New Alcove Meet Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Alcove Highback System Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
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HAL Ply Stool High Jasper Morrison
HAL Ply Stool Medium Jasper Morrison
HAL Ply Tube Jasper Morrison
HAL Ply Wood Jasper Morrison
Eames Plastic Armchair (DAW) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Armchair (DAX) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Armchair (DAR) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Armchair (DAL) Charles & Ray Eames
HAL Tube Jasper Morrison
HAL Tube with armrests Jasper Morrison
Seat cover Jasper Morrison
HAL Cantilever with armrests Jasper Morrison
Eames Plastic Side Chair (DSW) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Side Chair (DSX) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Side Chair (DSR) Charles & Ray Eames
Wire Chair (DKR-2) Charles & Ray Eames
HAL Tube Stackable Jasper Morrison
HAL Wood Jasper Morrison
HAL Sledge Jasper Morrison
HAL Cantilever Jasper Morrison
Eames Plastic Side Chair (DSS) Charles & Ray Eames
Eames Plastic Side Chair (DSS-N) Charles & Ray Eames
Plywood Group (DCW) Charles & Ray Eames
Plywood Group (DCM) Charles & Ray Eames
HAL Stool Medium Jasper Morrison
HAL Stool High Jasper Morrison
Basel Chair Jasper Morrison
SIM Jasper Morrison
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Jill Fourstar Alfredo Häberli
Jill Tube Alfredo Häberli
Jill Wood Alfredo Häberli
Meda Gate Alberto Meda
.03 Maarten Van Severen
.05 Maarten Van Severen
Softshell Chair Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Vegetal Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
AIRLINE Norman Foster
.04 on Stretcher Maarten Van Severen
Standard Jean Prouvé
Tabouret Haut Jean Prouvé
Panton Chair Verner Panton
Tom Vac Ron Arad
ETS Charles & Ray Eames
EPC on Stretcher Charles & Ray Eames
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Bistro Standup Table Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
EM Table Jean Prouvé
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Bistro Table Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
HAL Table Jasper Morrison
Trapèze Jean Prouvé
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NesTable Jasper Morrison
Plate Table Jasper Morrison
Metal Side Table Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Contract Table Charles & Ray Eames
Albula Table Antonio Citterio
Nelson Tables George Nelson
Elliptical Table ETR Charles & Ray Eames
Map Table E. Barber & J. Osgerby
CTM Charles & Ray Eames
Occasional Table LTR Charles & Ray Eames
Guéridon Bas Jean Prouvé
Flower SANAA
Cork Family Jasper Morrison
Stools Charles & Ray Eames
Prismatic Table Isamu Noguchi
Elephant Stool Sori Yanagi
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Accessories
Some Vitra products are very much like accessories and are especially suitable for complementing the interiors of private living areas, offices and public spaces.
Corniches Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Elephant Pad Hella Jongerius
Classic Trays Charles & Ray Eames, Alexander Girard, George Nelson
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L’Oiseau Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Algues Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Akari Light Sculptures Isamu Noguchi The American Japanese artist and designer Isamu Noguchi started creating the Akari Light Sculptures in 1951. He made a total of 100 models out of shoji paper by hand, designed as table, floor or ceiling lamps. The name he chose for the lamps was “akari”, which in Japanese means brightness and light, and also includes the word for lightness.
Wall Clocks George Nelson In 1950, the US was marked by the firm belief in progress and by the economic boom. With the aim of bringing modern design into American homes, George Nelson designed a range of everyday objects: lamps, clocks and other accessories for the home. Up until the 1970s, Nelson’s design office designed many different models including the “Bubble Lamp” and the “Ball Clock”, which became design icons in the 1950s.
Desk Clocks George Nelson
Toolbox Arik Levy
Uten.Silo Dorothee Becker
Follow Me Antonio Citterio
Follow Me 2 Antonio Citterio
Pick Up Antonio Citterio
MBE Container Antonio Citterio
Caddy Christoph Ingenhoven
ATM Container Jasper Morrison
Wooden Dolls Alexander Girard
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Vitra has been dedicated to the topic of office environments and office work for decades. Today, in our digital age, work is done everywhere. Offices are increasingly becoming a meeting point – for teamwork, touching base with colleagues, working on projects and for socialising. And this is why individual workstations are no longer only places for focusing on work tasks in silence as they have been in the past. Instead, they are places for spontaneous communication – other suitable places are used for working individually and for holding meetings. We call this “meet & retreat”, or exchange and withdraw. Offices that want to leverage the opportunities this transformation brings must therefore provide appropriate infrastructures. Vibrant and efficient work environments can be implemented with Vitra. We draw on decades of international experience to continuously set new standards in office concepts. Our innovative products fulfil all demands in terms of ergonomics, durability and flexibility. About Vitra
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Vitra does not see designers simply as contractors, but as authors. The relationship that authors from around the world have with an employer who shares their passion should be based on trust – and this is of essence for product development at Vitra: a synthesis of design freedom, manufacturing know-how and market knowledge. Since the very beginning, when designers such as Eames and Nelson set the benchmarks, this appreciation for cooperation has not changed.
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Mario Bellini
Verner Panton
George Nelson
Antonio Citterio
Maarten Van Severen
Jean Prouvé
Alberto Meda
Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Hella Jongerius
Werner Aisslinger
Christoph Ingenhoven
Naoto Fukasawa
Charles & Ray Eames
Alfredo Häberli
Jasper Morrison About Vitra
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Longevity of materials, construction and aesthetics is our leading principle, as demonstrated by our Classics – some in continuous production since the 1950s.
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Vitra Campus
Lounge Chair Atelier
The Lounge Chair Atelier is located on the ground floor of the VitraHaus. Experience in the Lounge Chair Atelier how the highquality leather, the shells made of different types of wood and the durable die-cast aluminium components all come together to produce the finished Lounge Chair & Ottoman from Charles and Ray Eames.
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Starting in the 1950s, various manufacturing facilities were built on the Vitra site, most of which were destroyed in a fire in 1981. Since then, a heterogeneous ensemble of contemporary architecture has emerged to form today’s Vitra Campus. The architecture critic Philip Johnson once wrote: “Ever since the Weissenhofsiedlung was established in Stuttgart in 1927, nowhere else in the world has seen the erection of so many structures from such prominent architects in the Western Hemisphere.” And, indeed, what came about was
a collection of purpose-built constructions, the incredible density and quality of which have made the Vitra Campus an attraction for fans of architecture from all over the world. Buildings by Tadao Ando, Richard Buckminster Fuller, Frank O. Gehry, Nicholas Grimshaw, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Jean Prouvé, SANAA and Álvaro Siza attract thousands of visitors every year and can be experienced on architectural tours. www.vitra.com/campus
Factory building, Álvaro Siza
Fire station, Zaha Hadid
VitraHaus, Herzog & de Meuron
Factory building, Nicholas Grimshaw
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Vitra uses its own offices as a testing ground: at different locations and in different-sized rooms with 30 to 180 employees. The needs of management are very different from those of the IT and communication technology team, for example, and their needs are very different from those of marketing, or the various operational departments that plan and control the logistics and production processes. So new ideas and new concepts for work and interior design and associated products are developed
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here and then tested, analysed and developed further – or not. Come and see for yourself: we cordially invite you to visit our offices and conference rooms in Weil am Rhein and in Birsfelden just outside of Basel, so that you can get a clear idea of what Vitra has to offer. Please arrange an appointment for a visit with your local Vitra retailer. For further information, please send an email to campusevents@vitra.com
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Vitra Vitra can be found around the globe. To find a Vitra partner in your area, go to www.vitra.com/dealers
Distribution rights All the designs shown here are protected under law. Vitra and the Vitra Design Museum have been awarded the intangible property rights to manufacture and sell these products by the owners in question and hold the exclusive manufacturing and distribution rights worldwide. However, the following restrictions apply: Charles & Ray Eames → Worldwide distribution rights for Organic Chair, La Chaise, the Eames Elephant and the Miniatures Collection. Otherwise, distribution rights for furniture in Europe and the Middle East only. For other regions, please contact Herman Miller Inc. Eames House Bird → Worldwide distribution rights.
Edition notice Concept & Art Direction Graphic Thought Facility, London Photography Louise Billgert, Florian Böhm, Tibor Bozi, Centre Pompidou, Mnam, Eames Office, Marc Eggimann, Geoffroy Cottenceau, Gitty Darugar, Patrick Hani & Cat Tuong Nguyen, Hans Hansen, I&I Fotografie Zürich, Julien Lanoo, Lorne Liesenfeld, Momoko Japan, Angela Moore, Jaqueline Nelson, Wanja Schnurpel, Andreas Sütterlin, Kang Taeuk, Paul Tahon, Bart van Leuven, Miro Zagnoli lllustration Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Alan Levett, Alberto Meda, Annabel Milne Renderings Goodbye Limits; Lichtmaschine Translations wordinc GmbH, Hamburg Lithography GZD, Ditzingen Printing GZD, Ditzingen Production netzwerk P, Stuttgart 2012, Art. no. 09146302 Vitra AG Klünenfeldstrasse 22 CH-4127 Birsfelden 0041 (0)61 377 0000 info@vitra.com www.vitra.com
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George Nelson → Worldwide distribution rights for all the clocks and the Miniatures Collection. Otherwise, distribution rights for furniture in Europe and the Middle East only. For other regions, please contact Herman Miller Inc. Isamu Noguchi → Distribution rights for the Akari Light Sculptures are restricted to Europe (apart from France) and Australia. The distribution rights for the Coffee Table in North America are held by Herman Miller Inc.; the distribution rights for the Dining Table in North America are held by Knoll Inc. Sori Yanagi → Worldwide distribution rights for Elephant Stool; distribution rights for the Butterfly Stool are limited to Europe, North and South America as well as to Africa. Classic Pillows & Repeat Pillows → Distribution rights for Europe and Japan. For other regions, please contact Maharam Inc., New York. The design of the Eames Aluminium Chair and the Eames name are registered trademarks. The design of the Eames Lounge Chair and the Eames name are registered trademarks. The design of the Panton Chair and the Panton name are registered trademarks. v ® All intellectual property rights, such as trademarks, patents and copyrights are reserved. Nothing contained in this brochure may be reproduced without written permission.