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Vitra and Carl Hansen & Son Take on Los Angeles with New Showrooms

After nine years at the Helms Bakery design center in Culver City, Vitra has revamped its Los Angeles showroom with a more open, expanded space. The brand's grand re-opening comes at the same time that Carl Hansen & Son opens its new L.A. showroom, right next door.

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The Swiss furniture company removed a wall partition that previously separated its showroom from a storage and office space. The new, open area offers visitors a grand, yet welcoming vibe.
The Swiss furniture company removed a wall partition that previously separated its showroom from a storage and office space. The new, open area offers visitors a grand, yet welcoming vibe.
With the new, enlarged showroom, Vitra can now showcase the kind of live/work environment many companies are moving toward. “There’s been a huge focus on bringing more of the home-like feel into the office,” says Jessica Hicks, Vitra’s new North America president, “because it’s so conducive to doing good work.” The showroom features the brand's softer furniture and lounge seating that coordinate with their work stations.
With the new, enlarged showroom, Vitra can now showcase the kind of live/work environment many companies are moving toward. “There’s been a huge focus on bringing more of the home-like feel into the office,” says Jessica Hicks, Vitra’s new North America president, “because it’s so conducive to doing good work.” The showroom features the brand's softer furniture and lounge seating that coordinate with their work stations.
At the back of the room, the popular Alcove Cabin, designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, stands out in red. One of Vitra’s newer products, Workbay, also designed by the Bouroullec brothers, serves as a coffee and snack bar. It also creates a corridor behind the wall, which displays how the design can easily separate open-floor spaces, creatively. In the foreground, the credenza-style Level 34 piece, designed by Werner Aisslinger, can be used as a decorative storage unit or configured with different sized pieces to build a workstation.
At the back of the room, the popular Alcove Cabin, designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, stands out in red. One of Vitra’s newer products, Workbay, also designed by the Bouroullec brothers, serves as a coffee and snack bar. It also creates a corridor behind the wall, which displays how the design can easily separate open-floor spaces, creatively. In the foreground, the credenza-style Level 34 piece, designed by Werner Aisslinger, can be used as a decorative storage unit or configured with different sized pieces to build a workstation.
The new Carl Hansen & Son showroom is the perfect next step for this Danish modern furniture company. The floor is only used for showing quality pieces like Hans J. Wegner's classic CH33 chair, so interested Los Angeles buyers now have a place to go and sit with the products not currently on display at local dealers.
The new Carl Hansen & Son showroom is the perfect next step for this Danish modern furniture company. The floor is only used for showing quality pieces like Hans J. Wegner's classic CH33 chair, so interested Los Angeles buyers now have a place to go and sit with the products not currently on display at local dealers.
Carl Hansen & Son filled the lofty space with livable furniture, such as the OW150 daybed in black leather and the tan leather OW602 two-seater, both designed by Ole Wanscher, as well as the popular Hans Wegner Shell Chair.
Carl Hansen & Son filled the lofty space with livable furniture, such as the OW150 daybed in black leather and the tan leather OW602 two-seater, both designed by Ole Wanscher, as well as the popular Hans Wegner Shell Chair.
An inviting seating area at the center of the floor showcases Wegner’s elegant, three-legged CH008 coffee tables, in varying sizes and wood tones, cowhide-covered Shell Chairs, a luxurious CH163 sofa, and CH28 armchairs in walnut.
An inviting seating area at the center of the floor showcases Wegner’s elegant, three-legged CH008 coffee tables, in varying sizes and wood tones, cowhide-covered Shell Chairs, a luxurious CH163 sofa, and CH28 armchairs in walnut.