The Vitra Miniature Collection presents important modern furniture classics in a smaller size. This Tulip Chair is an exact 1:6 replica of Eero Saarinen’s original design, including the materials, construction, and colors. This miniature is a great way to give the gift of midcentury modern without breaking the bank.
A miniature Ball Chair.
A trio of miniature Pastil Chairs.
Förster named this chair the Antelope because “it looks almost like it’s going to jump or run.” Designed for Swedese in 2010, it’s made of ash wood with a fabric or leather seat. At one point while working on the model, she wanted to change the angle of the back. “I just taped it down—very simple.” Don't miss a word of Dwell! Download our FREE app from iTunes, friend us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!
Finnish furniture designer Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914-1999) featured with a miniature of one his chair designs. Of his proclivity to make more seating, Tapiovaara said, “A chair is not just a seat—it is the key to the whole interior"
The Vitra Miniature Collection presents important modern furniture classics in a smaller size. Although more petite than the full-size originals, each part of the Vitra Minature series is an exact 1:6 replica of the historical design, including the construction, materials, and colors. The Tulip Chair is an exact miniature of Eero Saarinen’s original design, which won the Museum of Modern Art Award in 1969, among others. The complete Vitra Miniature Collection is currently on sale for 15% off at the Dwell Store until 10/26/2014.
Istanbul Collection by Ross Lovegrove for Vitra.
Istanbul Collection by Ross Lovegrove for Vitra.
In the living room, local artwork and an elegant redwood ceiling watch over a side chair by Warren Platner for Knoll and an Easy Edges side chair by Frank Gehry for Vitra.
The living room is home to two Bouroullec Brothers designs: the Facett sofa for Ligne Roset, and the Slow chair for Vitra.
A vintage sofa purchased from Open Air Modern mixes with Low Pad chairs, by Jasper Morrison for Vitra, in the living room, which features a window inspired by Marcel Breuer’s Whitney Museum of American Art.
The Vitra Miniature Collection presents important modern furniture classics in a smaller size. Although more petite than the full-size originals, each part of the Vitra Minature series is an exact 1:6 replica of the historical design, including the construction, materials, and colors. This set of five Panton chairs is an exact miniature of Verner Panton’s original design. The Panton chair is known for being crafted out of a single material and mold, and features a cantilevered design.
A student reads in a space below the library while lounging in George Nelson's Coconut chair, positioned next to Harry Bertoia’s Diamond chair.
In the dining room, the family gathers beneath a cluster of IKEA Ranarp pendants.
The Belleville Chair, the Belleville Armchair and the Belleville Tables by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra, Hall 20, Stand C05/D10, at Rho.
Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec’s new Officina collection for Magis includes chairs, stools, and tables made with wrought-iron frames, marking the brothers’ first experimentation with the material. In this age-old technique, iron is hammered into shape by hand.
The Proust Chair was the first in Mendini’s Redesigns series, which incorporated his theories on the importance of historical context in design.
Y5, similar to Kallio's other chair collections including In Between is made of solid wood and form-pressed veneer.
A stack of Tio chairs, part of Massproductions' first collection.
The Vitra Design Museum originally housed a permanent chair collection. In 1994, however, the curators moved the chair collection to Zaha Hadid's Fire Station, which was transformed from firehouse to gallery (see more in part two), and introduced a program of temporary exhibitions. The outstanding exhibits that the museum creates often go on to travel from continent to continent and for years on end. While I was there, the fantastic exhibition "Zoom: Italian Design and the Photography of Aldo and Marirosa Ballo" was on display.