Vitra Miniature Red Textile. Dimensions: L 35.5 x D 13.5 cm x H 14.5 cm.
Located in Weil am Rhein in Germany (near the Swiss border), the Vitra Design
Museum is a privately funded museum that showcases the unique design collection
of the Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra. The Vitra Design Museum collection is
one of the most important furniture design collections in the world. It contains
around 7,000 pieces of furniture, more than a thousand lighting pieces,
numerous archives and the inherited series of famous designers such as Charles
& Ray Eames, Verner Panton and Alexander Girard. The Vitra Design
Museum's collection of miniatures, which started more than 20 years ago, is an
illustration of the milestones in the history of design. This collection
encompasses the entire history of industrial furniture from the 1800s to present
day, creating a pathway through time leading to the creation of modern seating,
from historicism and Art Nouveau to Bauhaus and New Objectivity, Radical Design
and Postmodernism to present day. A magnificent collection of emblematic works
is presented to you. These chairs that have taken their place in history all
carry the memories of their times: Materials, shapes, colours… They reveal the
often forgotten dreams of their time, the (sometimes utopian) aspirations of
their designers, but above all to their vision of the world. The chairs are
reproduced on a one-sixth scale and faithfully replicate the original historical
model down to the smallest details in the design, material and colour shade.
This precise detail is also applied to the wooden grain, the reproduction of the
screws and the meticulous methods of handcrafting. These miniatures are not only
valuable collector's items, but are also an educational tool for universities,
design schools and architects. Rolf Fehlbaum, President of Vitra: “We can
deduce and understand an era, its social order, its materials, its techniques
and its taste by observing its chairs. I should point out that no other
everyday object offers such diversity." The BOCCA sofa, designed following a
request from a private client, has been featured on magazine covers and is often
found in the most unconventional homes and in world-famous museums. Inspired by
the 1935 Portrait of Mae West by surrealist painter Dalì and the red lips of
Hollywooden stars, the architects of Studio 65 have designed a masterpiece that
is destined to become a cult object. DNA of pop, a sensual and provocative soul,
feminine and elegant curves, Bocca is one of the most sought-after and
appreciated and most often imitated home furniture. The original 1970 model is
exclusive to Gufram.
