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Alfredo Häberli

Alfredo Häberli was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1964. Today, he is an internationally established designer based in Zurich. He manages to unite tradition with innovation, joy and energy in his designs. The result are works with companies such as Alias, Camper, Iittala, Kvadrat, Luceplan, Moroso and Volvo.

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Jill Chair

It may be an attempt to re-create the DSR for the American market (where Vitra can’t sell Eames’s designs as they do in Europe), but the patented process behind the production of Jill’s flexible shell offers a new twist to the original’s plywood veneer.

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Origo Mix Bowl

Do not adjust your magazine. The Technicolor graphics on this porcelain bowl are just a test of the Emergency Breakfast System. For Origo’s tenth anniversary Alfredo Häberli remixed the palettes of the otherwise horizontally inclined line with a slight vertical adjustment.

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Take A Line for a Walk

The unusual name for Häberli’s chair comes from artist Paul Klee’s description of drawing. The chair’s steel frame is covered with injected polyurethane foam. Upholstering options vary. Base options include fixed, swivel, or with a footrest.

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Take a Table

Honeycomb aluminum top with natural-stained oak veneer, powder-coated steel tube base

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