Herzog & de Meuron adds new gallery building to Vitra Design Museum
Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron has completed a new gallery to house the permanent collection of the Frank Gehry-designed Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany. More
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Hella Jongerius' 2005 Polder Sofa for Vitra is a "collage of textiles"
Most Loved: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius reflects on the enduring popularity of her very first sofa design in the second movie from our exclusive new video series. More
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Vitra Design Museum hosts major Bauhaus retrospective
Work from Bauhaus artists and designers including Walter Gropius, Marianne Brandt and Wassily Kandinsky is on display at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany (+ slideshow). More
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Vitra Workspace showcases office furniture in Gehry-designed factory building
London architect Pernilla Ohrstedt and Los Angeles designer Jonathan Olivares have collaborated on a new office furniture showroom at the Vitra headquarters (+ slideshow). More
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Diébédo Francis Kéré's Camper pop-up store opens at the Vitra Campus
Burkinabé architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has created a temporary retail space for shoe brand Camper inside a domed building at the Vitra Campus (+ slideshow). More
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Schemata Architects builds Vitra's Salone stand from wooden pallets
Milan 2015: Tokyo-based Schemata Architects created an exhibition stand for Swiss furniture brand Vitra made from Japanese wooden pallets for Milan's 2015 Salone del Mobile design fair (+ slideshow). More
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Hella Jongerius updates her "young classic" Polder sofa
Milan 2015: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has spent four years updating her iconic Polder sofa for Swiss furniture brand Vitra, which was launched in Milan this week. More
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Bouroullec brothers to debut Belleville furniture collection for Vitra
Milan 2015: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created two chairs and two tables for Swiss furniture brand Vitra, which will debut at Milan design week next month (+ movie). More
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Design "doesn't know how to democratise itself" says Shubhankar Ray
Design Indaba 2015: design brands operate in an "insider world" and are failing to connect with young consumers, according to the creative director of denim brand G-Star RAW (+ interview). More
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G-Star RAW and Vitra join forces to relaunch Jean Prouvé's 1940s office furniture
Milan 2015: Fashion brand G-Star RAW has collaborated with furniture company Vitra to update a range of original designs by Jean Prouvé for use in modern offices (+ slideshow). More
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"Copyists are eating away at the creativity of our industry"
Opinion: the UK is one of only three European countries failing to protect designers from intellectual property theft – damaging both their income and the reputation of their products, says Tony Ash, managing director for design brand Vitra. More
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Aurélie Blanchard makes over the canteen in Gehry's Vitra Factory Building
A factory hall is one of Frank Gehry's three contributions to the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein in Germany. Twenty-five years after its completion, Swiss architect Aurélie Blanchard has revamped the building's canteen (+ slideshow). More
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Vitra retrospective goes on show in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition of products by Swiss brand Vitra to celebrate the company's American ties (+ slideshow). More
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Vitra Design Museum hosts Alvar Aalto retrospective
The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein is hosting a major retrospective exhibition of work by late Finnish Modernist architect and designer Alvar Aalto, a year after Vitra's acquisition of Aalto's furniture company Artek (+ slideshow). More
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Jasper Morrison's latest products for Vitra to feature at London Design Festival
London Design Festival 2014: British designer Jasper Morrison has designed a set of trays as well as updates to his Hal chair series for Swiss furniture brand Vitra, which will go on show during London Design Festival next month (+ slideshow). More
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Vitra to show Barber and Osgerby furniture at London Design Festival
London Design Festival 2014: Swiss brand Vitra will showcase a collection of furniture by UK designers Barber and Osgerby during next month's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More
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Carsten Höller builds a tower with a slide at the Vitra campus
Artist Carsten Höller has erected a cross between a viewing tower and a helter skelter at the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein in Germany (+ slideshow). More
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Vitra adapts Eames Wire Chair for outdoor use
Swiss furniture brand Vitra has released a powder-coated version of the Eames Wire Chair, making it suitable for outdoor use. More
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"All the design companies together make 10% of what Ikea makes," says Vitra's Rolf Fehlbaum
News: design brands need to remain small to succeed and need "a romantic person" at the helm, according to Vitra owner and board director Rolf Fehlbaum (+ interview). More
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Studioilse designs home for fictitious couple using Vitra and Artek furniture
The loft space at the VitraHaus showroom in Weil am Rhein, Germany, has been transformed into a fictitious home by London-based Studioilse using furniture by Vitra and Artek (+ slideshow). More
