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Vitra Miniatures Collection: Shell Chair

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Vitra Miniatures Collection: Eames Aluminum Management Chair

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Each handmade Vitra miniature is a classic in the history of furniture design reduced in size at a scale of 1:6. True to the original pieces in structure and materials, the miniatures are precision-crafted, making them a thoughtful gift for a furniture lover or design professional. When Charles and Ray Eames designed the Eames Aluminum Management Chair (1958), they created a revolution in seating that has lost none of its edge. These chairs were originally developed as a special project for a private residence being designed by Eero Saarinen and Alexander Girard. Moving away from the Eameses' shell forms of the 1940s, the designers combined a newly affordable aluminum frame with a sling seat that subtly conforms to the body's shape. Each Vitra miniature comes handsomely packaged in a wood box with an informational booklet.

Vitra Miniatures Collection: Nelson Coconut Chair

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Each handmade Vitra miniature is a classic in the history of furniture design reduced in size at a scale of 1:6. True to the original pieces in structure and materials, the miniatures are precision-crafted, making them a thoughtful gift for a furniture lover or design professional. George Nelson once said: "Total design is nothing more or less than a process of relating everything to everything." So it makes perfect sense that, in 1955, Nelson related a lounge chair to a coconut. Intended to combine comfort with freedom of movement, the shape of the Coconut Chair's white molded shell was inspired by the shape of Eero Saarinen's Kresge Auditorium at MIT. Echoing both the auditorium's triangular shape, as well as a portion of coconut shell, the Chair's unique form invites a number of different seating positions. The shell sits upon a chromed-steel base with three thin legs. A single-piece foam cushion, upholstered in high-quality semi-aniline leather, is molded into the shell. One has the impression that the frame spans the floating, swinging form taut and fixes it to the floor. Each Vitra miniature comes handsomely packaged in a wood box with an informational booklet.

Vitra Miniatures Collection: T. Vac Chair

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Each handmade Vitra miniature is a classic in the history of furniture design reduced in size at a scale of 1:6. True to the original pieces in structure and materials, the miniatures are precision-crafted, making them a thoughtful gift for a furniture lover or design professional. The T. Vac Chair (1999) was first realized as one element in a sculpture consisting of 70 stacking chairs named "Totem." Commissioned by the magazine Domus, it was set up in the centre of Milan during the Salone del Mobile in 1997. The seat shell with the characteristic wave profile is based on earlier versions Ron Arad sketched for the dining room of a house in Tel Aviv. Seen within the context of Arad's complete work, which is largely characterized by "one offs," the chair is something of an innovation by virtue of its industrial and by extension inexpensive production. Each Vitra miniature comes handsomely packaged in a wood box with an informational booklet.

Vitra Miniatures Collection: Marshmallow Sofa

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Each handmade Vitra miniature is a classic in the history of furniture design reduced in size at a scale of 1:6. True to the original pieces in structure and materials, the miniatures are precision-crafted, making them a thoughtful gift for a furniture lover or design professional. If only all design "failures" were so successful. The inspiration for the Nelson Marshmallow Sofa (1956) was launched when an inventor approached George Nelson and Irving Harper with a planned "self-skinned" injection plastic disc that would be inexpensive to produce and unerringly durable. As the proposed cushions had a maximum diameter of 12", the designers perched 18 of them atop a steel frame. Sadly, the inventor's vision for high-resiliency, low-cost cushions never came to fruition, but the design was so compelling that Herman Miller chose to produce it anyway. The atom-like appearance of the Marshmallow Sofa is a precursor to the aesthetic style of the pop art of the 1960s. Each Vitra miniature comes handsomely packaged in a wood box with an informational booklet.

Vitra Miniatures Collection: LC1 Chair

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Each handmade Vitra miniature is a classic in the history of furniture design reduced in size at a scale of 1:6. True to the original pieces in structure and materials, the miniatures are precision-crafted, making them a thoughtful gift for a furniture lover or design professional. Le Corbusier regarded traditional furnishings, with their structures hidden beneath wads of padding and upholstery, as relics of the past. Partnering with Charlotte Perriand and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier stripped away all excess to create the sleek, elemental LC1 Chair (1928). One of the signature classics of modern design, the back of the chair is attached to the frame by a rod that allows the angle of tilt to change with the user. In 1928, under the watchful eyes of the designers the first versions were manufactured for use in Villa Church and Villa La Roche. The fauteuil à dossier basculant first went on public show at the Paris Autumn Salon in 1929. Each Vitra miniature comes handsomely packaged in a wood box with an informational booklet.

Vitra Miniatures Collection: LC2 Petite Modele Armchair

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Each handmade Vitra miniature is a classic in the history of furniture design reduced in size at a scale of 1:6. True to the original pieces in structure and materials, the miniatures are precision-crafted, making them a thoughtful gift for a furniture lover or design professional. The Le Corbusier group referred to their LC2 and LC3 collections (1928) as "cushion baskets," which they designed as a modernist response to the traditional club chair. These pieces reverse the standard structures of sofas and chairs by having frames that are externalized. With thick, resilient pillows resting within the steel frames, the idea was to offer all the comfort of a padded surface while applying the elegant minimalism and industrial rationale of the International Style. Each Vitra miniature comes handsomely packaged in a wood box with an informational booklet.

Vitra Suita Sofa with Tray

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Architect and designer Antonio Citterio has developed hotels, offices and residences worldwide, while also producing furniture and accessories for companies like Vitra. Born in Meda, a small Italian city, Citterio earned a degree in architecture at the Politecnico of Milan in 1972 and soon established his multidisciplinary design studio. His collaboration with Vitra began in 1985, and the Suita Sofa Collection (2010) represents the best of both parties Citterio's Italian flair for lightness and elegance with Vitra's precision and workmanship. A collection made for how we live today, Suita lets you customize the piece to suit your needs. The 92" Sofa with Tray comes in 14 colors, across two types of upholstery finishes. The tray, which is available in two different finishes (Soft Light Pebble and Basic Dark Pebble), gives you a built-in shelf for books or a lamp, or you can pull up a chair and make it a workspace for your laptop. To which we say, Bravo! Made in Hungary.

Vitra Suita Sofa

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Architect and designer Antonio Citterio has developed hotels, offices and residences worldwide, while also producing furniture and accessories for companies like Vitra. Born in Meda, a small Italian city, Citterio earned a degree in architecture at the Politecnico of Milan in 1972 and soon established his multidisciplinary design studio. His collaboration with Vitra began in 1985, and the Suita Sofa Collection (2010) represents the best of both parties Citterio's Italian flair for lightness and elegance with Vitra's precision and workmanship. A collection made for how we live today, Suita lets you customize the piece to suit your needs. The 92" Sofa comes in 11 colors, across two types of upholstery finishes. To which we say, Bravo! Made in Hungary.

Vitra Cork Stool A

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Jasper Morrison became a leading figure of New Simplicity, a movement that advocated a more modest and also more serious approach to design. In addition to furniture, he also created lamps, home accessories, textiles, a tram system for the city of Hanover, Germany, and a bus shelter for the Vitra Campus. Light and velvety to the touch, Morrison's Vitra Cork Stools (2004) are shaped from a massive yet lightweight piece of pressed agglomerate cork. He designed this family of stools, which also work well as side tables, to be made with unsealed cork so they would develop a beautiful patina over time. Made in Poland.

Vitra Cork Stool C

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Vitra Cork Stool B

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Vitra Miniatures Collection: Eames® Plywood Elephant

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Charles and Ray Eames were fascinated by elephants. Many images of these gentle giants are found in Charles' photographic documentations of Indian culture and the circus world. The Eames Plywood Elephant (1945) is among the plywood pieces designed by the Eameses and one of the most difficult to produce. In the early 1940s, they successfully developed an innovative method for molding plywood into three-dimensional shapes, which they used to produce a wide range of furniture and sculptural objects. To render the Elephant, tight angles and compound curves require a sophisticated mastery of plywood technology. It was so complicated that the full-size Plywood Elephant never went into production. Only two prototypes were made, both of which were displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in 1945 and 1946. Today only one known model remains in the possession of the Eames family. Vitra Design Museum has reproduced the Plywood Elephant at a scale of 1:6. True to the original pieces in structure and materials, the miniatures are precision-crafted, making them a thoughtful gift for a furniture lover or design professional. Each miniature comes handsomely packaged in a wood box with an informational booklet. Made in Poland.

Vitra Miniatures Collection: Aarnio Ball Chair

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Eames® La Chaise

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

The voluptuous organic form of the Eames La Chaise was an evolution of plywood chairs developed a year earlier in collaboration with architect Eero Saarinen for the "Organic Design in Home Furnishings" competition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. A startling innovation in chair design, its expressive outline was made possible by technological advances in molding fiberglass to create free-form shells for flexible seating. It is a dramatic piece for office reception areas, galleries and museums, and stylish residences. Manufactured by Vitra, one of the preeminent names in European furniture.

Vitra Miniatures Collection: LC7 Swivel Stool

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Each handmade Vitra miniature is a classic in the history of furniture design reduced in size at a scale of 1:6. True to the original pieces in structure and materials, the miniatures are precision-crafted, making them a thoughtful gift for a furniture lover or design professional. The LC7 Swivel Chair (1928) evolved from one of a number of experiments, including an attempt to fashion a chair by wrapping inner tubes from tires around a steel frame and debuted at Salon d'Automne in 1929. As the Le Corbusier group refined such trials, a sensuous solution took form. A round, thickly padded seat rests on top of a curving claw-like base of tubular steel that resolves in a swivel mechanism, giving the seat pad a buoyant look. A curved, amply padded barrel, doubling as backrest and chair arms, links three tubular steels supports that fuse at the seat base. The result has become one of modernism's most familiar icons. Each Vitra miniature comes handsomely packaged in a wood box with an informational booklet.

Vitra Suita Sectional

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Use the Suita One-Arm Sofa (with or without tray) and Chaise (with or without headrest) to create a sectional to fit your space. Available in 14 colors, across two types of upholstery finishes.