I can't imagine the thoughts that must have crossed Antonio Citterio's mind when Vitra asked him to design a new type of lounge chair. It must have been daunting & challenging to do all that with a masterpiece like the Eames Lounge Chair in the collection. A bonus was undoubtedly the fact that he had worked together with Vitra on a regular basis for around 25 years.
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec probably sound familiar if you have been following what goes on in the world of industrial design. The Bouroullec headquarters are housed in a former clothing warehouse in Belleville, north-east Paris. The two brothers share an office and their desks stand side by side in a space that is closed off from the rest of the studio overlooking the courtyard with north-facing light.
The world has lost the pioneer of Japanese industrial design this week. I'm talking about Sori Yangi who died Sunday of pneumonia in a Tokyo hospital. He was 96 years old. He brought the simplicity and purity of Japanese decor into our everyday lives.
The colorful 'Hang-it-all' by Charles and Ray Eames is a timeless classic that has its origins in 1953. It was designed to entice children to hang their belongings on this festive rack with colorfully lacquered wooden balls. In 1997 Vitra decided to release it as a re-edition. Since then it has found its way into more children‘s rooms.
Finding a versatile working desk/table isn't easy as there is always something that has been overlooked. Personally I prefer the ones that make you hide the clutter. I can't function or be creative at a messy desk. The office solution we will talk about today fits within Vitra’s Citizen Office.
The great thing about design is that it can be timeless. Not easy to achieve but there are enough examples floating around that fit that category. One of them is a chair that was introduced more than 50 years ago. It's probably the best selling piece of Eames furniture, namely the Lounge Chair & Ottoman.
his week's item will have its introduction in the upcoming week at Milan design week also known as Salone Internazionale del Mobile. It is a tilting chair for Swiss design brand Vitra.
One of the best selling items in our store is created by someone who never studied to be a designer but is considered to be the most important Belgian designer of the previous two decades. There is an exhibition on his .03 chair at Design Museum Gent until the end of this month. More about this famous chair after the jump.
A new year could mean a new look for your office. Let's see if we can spark a few ideas that have been shown at the Orgatec office furniture fair in Cologne. Let's take a closer look Vitra's Citizen Office theme.
10/10/10 was a special celebration at the Eames office. Design lovers will know about this magic duo and in case you don't, here a little refresher. Charles and Ray Eames are among the finest designers of the 20th century.
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