Tag: Vitra

Waver by Konstantin Grcic for Vitra

Waver by Konstantin Grcic for Vitra

Milan 2011: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic launched this armchair inspired by windsurfing and paragliding equipment for design brand Vitra at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. More »

Tip Ton and Map Table by BarberOsgerby
for Vitra

Map Table for Vitra

Milan 2011: Furniture designers BarberOsgerby will present this tilting chair for design brand Vitra in at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. More »

Chairless by Alejandro Aravena
for Vitra

Milan 2010: at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week furniture brand Vitra present a strap designed by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena to be wrapped around the body and used instead of a chair. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »

SANAA and Alejandro Aravena at Vitra Campus

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Japanese architects SANAA and Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena are constructing new buildings at the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein in Germany. More »

More new photos of Vitra Edition

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Here is another set of photos of Vitra Edition, the collection of limited-edition pieces by famous designers including Jasper Morrison, Naoto Fukasawa and Konstantin Grcic that furniture brand Vitra launched in June, during Design Miami/Basel. More »

Vitra Campus party

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(Almost) live from Basel: the opening party for the MyHome and Vitra Edition 2007 exhibitions at Weil am Rhein on Wednesday night saw every building on the Vitra Campus open to guests, and open-air lounges set up beneath cherry trees in a meadow.

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Above: Christian Ouwens and Maarten Baas (nearest table) More »

MyHome at Vitra Campus

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Live from Basel: here are a few snaps we took at the opening of the MyHome exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum on the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein on Wednesday.

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The exhibition, subtitled “Seven experiments for contemporary living,” presents installations by designers Jurgen Bey (below), Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, the Campana Brothers (top image), Hella Jongerius, Greg Lynn, Jurgen Mayer H, and Jerszy Seymour (above). More »