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Friday, November 20, 2020

Established in 1950, renowned Swiss furniture brand Vitra has come a long way to make its mark in the design world. An iconic brand well-known around the world, Vitra is synonymous with awe-inspiring innovations and designs that redefined the design and the spaces we inhabit. "Creating innovative products and concepts with great designers is Vitra’s essence," the brand says. "With our classics, Vitra represents groundbreaking 20th century design. Today, in combining technical and conceptual expertise with the creativity of contemporary designers, Vitra seeks to continue pushing the boundaries of the design discipline." More than just a furniture manufacturer, Vitra has gone above and beyond to work with some of the world's best designers to create statement-making pieces. To date, Vitra has brought all these together under one roof - for instance at The Vitra Campus and Vitra Design Museum. "The Vitra Campus with buildings by some of the world’s leading architects and the Vitra Design Museum with its exhibitions on design and architecture, design archives and a comprehensive furniture collection are all part of Vitra," the brand shares. "They inspire visitors, inform the design process and create an atmosphere in which innovation flourishes." Vitra's Exceptional Collections Vitra Home Collection The Vitra Home Collection encompasses furniture, lighting and accessories for private interiors, including such well-known classics as the Eames Lounge Chair and the Panton Chair, as well as numerous pieces by contemporary designers. The Vitra Home Collection follows the principle of collage – the idea that a vibrant living space is not achieved by conforming to a unified plan, but rather gains character through a mix of old and new, high and low, classic and contemporary. Office Furniture For more than fifty years, Vitra has developed office furniture that is innovative, functional and aesthetically appealing. Vitra works closely with the client to devise tailored interior concepts that help reconcile the growing demands of daily life – acceleration, technological progress and social change – with the individual corporate culture of the company. Public Spaces Ever since Vitra began to produce furniture designs by George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames in the 1950s, the company has also devoted its attention to the outfitting of public spaces. Vitra regards the furnishing of public interiors – in airports and train stations, in cultural and educational institutions, or in cafés, restaurants and hotels – as a welcome opportunity to demonstrate the positive influence of design. More Vitra stories here.

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Friday, November 20, 2020

In today's fast-changing workplaces, furniture like the office chair plays an important role in addressing the ebbs and flows of office dynamics. Check out some of the best task and office chairs from Vitra that would elevate Malaysian workspaces to the next level of aesthetic and productivity. "The idea that work and life are intertwined led, alongside digitalisation, to an expansion of work into our private lives. The pendulum is now swinging in the opposite direction and the personal need for quality of life pervades the world of work. Fast, agile processes encourage motion and dynamism. This leads to new ways of working, new work environments and new requirements for office chairs. And yet sitting down for long periods of time remains statistically the biggest health risk – putting the office chair under the spotlight." ~ Vitra Vitra’s clever designs and functions ensure healthy seating, no matter how much time employees spend in their seats. Here are some of best looking, top quality task and office chairs by Vitra, available from Haus Living Concepts.

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Allstar Konstantin Grcic The Allstar office chair by Konstantin Grcic imparts a relaxed home-like feel and sense of familiarity. Its rounded form exudes comfort and yields a calming influence on the fast-paced dynamic of today's offices. Allstar also satisfies all the necessary functions of a task chair, allowing it to be used wherever high functional performance is desired but a classic office chair would not be appropriate for aesthetic reasons – an especially ideal choice for modern workplace concepts.

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AM Chair Alberto Meda The AM Chair is the combined result of engineering skill, quality design and experience, uniting ergonomic functionality with technical elegance. Dynamic armrests and a height-adjustable back give the chair an emblematic appearance, while the slender plastic frame and translucent mesh cover bestow a sense of lightness and grace.

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ID Trim Antonio Citterio With its compact padding, the backrest of the ID Trim office chair conveys a sense of classic elegance and quality craftsmanship. The sandwich construction with integrated lumbar support provides the comfort of an upholstered backrest while being almost as slim as a mesh backrest – offering an alternative to both of these construction types for office chair backrests.

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ID Air Antonio Citterio The one-piece plastic backrest of the ID Air office chair is an innovative construction manufactured in a patented process. With the strategically placed perforations in its backrest, ID Air offers great freedom of movement while providing the necessary support for healthy sitting postures. The flexibility of the backrest and the effective air circulation are complemented by soft seat upholstery to ensure a high degree of comfort.

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Pacific Chair Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby Development of the Pacific Chair followed the guiding principle 'full performance, quiet design'. The intuitive office chair offers all the functions necessary for ergonomic seating, while demonstrating expressive clarity and exceptional precision. Thanks to its understated character, the Pacific Chair is an ideal addition to any contemporary interior.

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Vitra has been developing and producing office chairs for over 40 years. Get inspired by the three task chairs Pacific Chair, AM Chair and ID Chair, and also learn more about their designers here: taskchairs.vitra.com/en-gb/id/timeline

More Vitra stories here.  Log on to www.vitra.com or check out Vitra's collection at www.haus.com.my

Friday, November 20, 2020

"What is a classic, and what does it stand for? Can a design that was conceived many years ago truly fulfil today’s requirements?" Vitra's range of iconic classic furniture expresses these ideals and carries with them the stories and inspiration throughout different eras of design. "A designer cannot consciously create a classic piece of furnituree," the brand says. "The objects that have achieved the status of classics have remained relevant and popular for decades." Here are some of the best loved classic furniture pieces from Vitra that have found their ways into today's homes, offices and interior spaces around the world.

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Lounge Chair Charles & Ray Eames, 1956 'Why don't we make an updated version of the old English club chair?' With this comment, Charles Eames initiated the development of the Lounge Chair, a process that took several years. This classic armchair designed by Charles and Ray Eames irrefutably set new standards: it is not only lighter, more elegant and more modern than the conventionally ponderous club chair – it is also more comfortable. Thanks to these qualities, the Lounge Chair became one of the most famous designs by Charles and Ray Eames and has attained the status of a classic in the history of modern furniture.

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Panton Chair Classic Verner Panton, 1959/1960 Having conceived a design for an all-plastic chair made from one piece, Verner Panton collaborated with Vitra in 1963 to develop the Panton Chair, which was presented in 1967. The chair was hailed as a sensation and received numerous prizes. The original version of the chair with a glossy lacquer finish is still marketed today under the name Panton Chair Classic.

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Standard Jean Prouvé, 1934/1950 Chairs take the most stress on their back legs, where they bear the weight of the user's upper body. The engineer and designer Jean Prouvé illustrated this simple insight in his distinctive design for the Standard Chair: while steel tubing suffices for the front legs, since they bear a relatively light load, the back legs are made of voluminous hollow sections that transfer the primary stress to the floor.

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EM Table Jean Prouvé, 1950 Based on structural principles,designer and engineer Jean Prouvé developed the EM Table around 1950 for the project 'Maison Tropicale'. Adhering to the aesthetics of necessity, even the smallest details of this table are determined by its construction. The canted legs are connected by a crossbar, illustrating the structural forces and flow of stresses in a way that is typically seen only in engineering structures.

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Fauteuil Direction Jean Prouvé, 1951 Whether it's used as dining room seating or as an armchair in home offices, the versatile Fauteuil Direction chair is remarkable seating piece that reflects Jean Prouvé's characteristic aesthetic vocabulary, which is based on structural requirements. The comfortably upholstered armchair is available with fabric or leather covers in a selection of different colours.

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Prismatic Table Isamu Noguchi, 1957 Inspired by traditional Japanese paper folding techniques, Isamu Noguchi gave the Prismatic Table a pure geometric design. The three-legged side table, which is evocative of a prism, is available in a choice of black or white.

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Dining Table Isamu Noguchi, 1957 The Dining Table by Isamu Noguchi is one of the most elegant dining tables in the history of twentieth-century furniture design. The chrome-plated rods connect to a cast iron base ring to give the sculptor-designer's table added stability and support, but without appearing heavy. The Dining Table is available with table tops in two sizes.

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Elephant Stool Sori Yanagi, 1954 As one of the most famous objects of Japanese post-war design, the Elephant Stool was created by the prolific product designer Sori Yanagi.Its clear form and functionality are as compelling today as ever. Suited for indoor spaces as well as balconies and gardens, the stackable plastic stool can even be used as portable picnic furniture.

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More Vitra stories here.  Log on to www.vitra.com or check out Vitra's collection at www.haus.com.my