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Vitra chairs

Since its founding, the history of the Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra has been inextricably linked to seating design: after Vitra founders Erika and Willi Fehlbaum saw chairs by Ray and Charles Eames in New York in the early 1950s, they set about acquiring licenses to produce and distribute Eames Designs in Europe. Something they have done successfully since 1957: collections such as the Eames Plastic Chairs or the Eames Aluminium Chairs not only representing technically innovative manufacturing processes and material solutions, but also revolutionary functional properties and ergonomic design. Thanks to decades of experience and in-depth expertise, Vitra has repeatedly re-written modern design history and influenced generations of next-generation designers with its dining and office chairs. In addition to designs by design legends such as Jean Prouvé, Charles and Ray Eames or Verner Panton, Vitra is also at the forefront of contemporary design chairs: Vitra Dining Chairs, such as the HAL Collection by Jasper Morrison, represent a contemporary combination of material, form and functionality and can be used in a wide variety of areas and situations.



Vitra Plastic Chairs


Eames Plastic Chairs from Vitra

... for outdoors as well


Vitra rocking chair RAR with and without upholstery

Vitra Dining Chairs by Charles & Ray Eames


Vitra Fiberglass Chairs


Fiberglass Chairs from Vitra


Eames Fiberglass Chairs in a domestic setting

LAR Plastic Chair


Vitra Shell Chairs


Vitra Shell Chairs


Vitra Aluminium Chairs & Soft Pad Chairs


Vitra EA 107/108 Aluminium Chair

Vitra ES 104 Lobby Chair


Vitra Panton Chairs


Vitra Panton Chair Junior

Panton Chair from Verner Panton


Vitra Dining Chairs


Evo-C, Chaise Tout Bois and other Vitra dining chairs


Tip Ton chair by Barber & Osgerby

Vitra Standard chair by Jean Prouvé



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