Eames Plastic Armchair LAR
vitra > Chair
The Plastic Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames are among the most important designs in the history of furniture. Following their initial presentation at the 'Low Cost Furniture Design' competition organised by the Museum of Modern Art in 1948, the chairs were launched on the market in 1950 in an armchair version (A-shell) and as a simpler side chair (S-shell) – making them the first ever mass-produced chairs made of plastic. <br/><br/>With the debut of their Plastic Chairs, Charles and Ray Eames introduced a new furniture typology that has since spread around the globe: the multifunctional chair whose shell can be joined with a variety of different bases. Already in 1950, they presented a series of bases that enabled various sitting positions, including the low-slung LAR (Lounge Height Armchair Rod Base). <br/><br/>The LAR seems to have been one of Charles and Ray's favourite designs: it can be spotted in numerous vintage photographs of the legendary Eames House in Pacific Palisades – both indoors and out. This also reveals how lightweight the chair is, and how easily it can be moved around.<br/><br/>Thanks to its compact dimensions, the Plastic Chair LAR can also be used in smaller interiors, and the wide choice of colours for the shell, upholstery fabric, and base can be coordinated with diverse styles and settings. The steel wire base, which achieves maximum stability with minimum materials, acquired a charming nickname within just a short time on the market as a result of its unusual form: 'Cat's Cradle' – in reference to the children's string game.<br/><br/>Due to the organic shape of this classic armchair, the LAR is a striking solo piece, but it can also be paired with many types of sofas to create an appealing contrast. Especially in the version with full upholstery, the LAR offers long-lasting comfort, making this modestly sized armchair an excellent seating option for any living space.
HAL Soft Tube Stackable
vitra > Chair
HAL Soft is generously padded for excellent comfort. Available in a choice of fabrics, including Laser RE which is made from recycled material, the cover can be changed whenever needed. With the stackable version of HAL Soft Tube, the protective cover under the seat safeguards the upholstery and fabric of the chair below – whether they are stacked on the floor or matching stacking trolley. It can be equipped with a series of row connectors and numbering elements and is therefore suited for use not just in private homes, but also in offices and other semi-public or public spaces.
Abalon Platform
vitra > Stool
Abalon Platform is a round stool that can be used as a flexible seat as well as a footrest. The carefully proportioned, widely splayed legs of the base not only ensure a high degree of stability, but also clearly identify the stool as a member of the Abalon family.
Tabouret Métallique
vitra > Coffee table
The practical stool Tabouret Métallique (1936) by Jean Prouvé, which can also be used as a small side table, exhibits structural affinities with the later <a href="/en-me/product/details/trapeze">Trapèze</a> table.
Abat-Jour Conique
vitra > Styling
During the 1940s, Jean Prouvé designed the Potence wall lamp for his own home in Nancy: a simple light bulb affixed to a long pivoting metal bar, which is supported by a steel wire. In 1947 Prouvé developed a cone-shaped lamp shade to match Potence in its different versions and sizes. Historical photos of Jean Prouvé’s house show that he experimented with different types of lamp shades, including designs by others.<br/><br/>Abat-Jour Conique is the first lampshade designed for Potence by Prouvé in 1947 and is intended for use with the Potence and Petite Potence lamps. It is simply fitted over the light bulb and can be removed again when needed.
Potence
vitra > Styling
Designed as a pivoting wall lamp for the 'Maison Tropique', Potence (1950) is regarded as one of Jean Prouvé's puristic masterpieces. The dimmable luminaire is over two metres long.
Akari 25N
vitra > Styling
The Akari Light Sculptures (1951) by Isamu Noguchi are a series of luminaires, handcrafted from traditional washi paper by Japanese artisans. ‘The harshness of electricity is thus transformed through the magic of paper back to the light of our origin – the sun.’ (Noguchi)
Akari 24N
vitra > Styling
The Akari Light Sculptures (1951) by Isamu Noguchi are a series of luminaires, handcrafted from traditional washi paper by Japanese artisans. ‘The harshness of electricity is thus transformed through the magic of paper back to the light of our origin – the sun.’ (Noguchi)
Eames House Whale
vitra > Styling
A prominent feature of the Eames House by Charles and Ray Eames was a wooden whale measuring over two metres in length. Its smaller reproduction, the hand-painted Eames House Whale by Vitra, is crafted from ash wood.
HAL RE Barstool
vitra > Stool
HAL RE is a swivel barstool with gas spring-assisted height adjustment, suited for tables and counters that are 90 to 110-cm tall. Additional shock-absorbing seat suspension ensures dynamic comfort. The seat shell is made of recycled plastic, while the column sleeve, footrest and base plate with a brushed stainless steel cover are manufactured from steel. With a seat shell available in a wide selection of colours, HAL RE Barstool is suited not just to bars and restaurants but also to offices with standing-height meeting tables or desks.
HAL RE Sledge
vitra > Chair
HAL RE Sledge with its sledge base and seat shell made of recycled plastic is part of the multifaceted HAL family of chairs by Jasper Morrison. Its distinctive structure lends the chair excellent stability and unmistakeable character. HAL RE Sledge can be stacked on the floor or on the stacking trolley and is also available with row connectors. It is an excellent choice for auditoriums, cafés and restaurants, waiting rooms, meeting zones and any other setting requiring flexible seating options.
Abalon Table
vitra > Coffee table
The Abalon Sofa and Abalon Platform can be complemented with the Abalon Table from the same product family. The round tops of this coffee table are available in a choice of finishes.
Polder Compact
vitra > Sofa
The distinctive character of Hella Jongerius's comfortable Polder Sofa derives from the combination of diverse fabrics and colours, an asymmetrical shape and charming details.
Suita 3-seater, classic
vitra > Sofa
Characterised by an elegant technological aesthetic, the Suita sofa family (2010/2019) by Antonio Citterio comprises many different components. These can be freely combined or also used as independent elements.
EM Table
vitra > Table
The aesthetic appearance of Jean Prouvé's EM Table adheres to structural principles, illustrating the flow of forces and stresses in its construction. It comes in a range of sizes with table tops in premium solid wood or HPL laminate in a choice of colours. Tops measuring 2000 or 2400 mm in length are also available in oak veneer. Thanks to this wide selection, the ideal EM Table can be found for every dining room.
Fauteuil Direction
vitra > Chair
Fauteuil Direction is especially suited for dining room seating or as an armchair in home offices. The design 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.
Wall Clocks - Diamond Markers Clock
vitra > Styling
With his collection of Wall Clocks (1949-1960), George Nelson conceived a wide array of timepieces, many of which have since become icons of 1950s design.
Eames Fiberglass Side Chair DSR
vitra > Chair
The so-called Eiffel Tower base of the DSR chair (Dining Height Side Chair Rod Base), an intricate and graceful construction made of steel wire, combines light, elegant forms with structural strength. The DSR is available with an optional seat cushion for enhanced comfort.
Suita 2-Seater, pointed cushions
vitra > Sofa
Characterised by an elegant technological aesthetic, the Suita sofa family (2010/2019) by Antonio Citterio comprises many different components. These can be freely combined or also used as independent elements.
HAL Soft Wood
vitra > Chair
The padded upholstery of HAL Soft provides superb comfort, with rounded contours that soften the appearance of the characteristic HAL shell. The wooden base further enhances the warm and casual appeal of HAL Soft Wood. The textile cover of the versatile chair can be removed and replaced as needed and comes in a selection of fabrics, including Laser RE which is made from recycled material.
Hang it all
vitra > Styling
The 'Hang it all' coat rack designed by Charles and Ray Eames, which comes in a variety of colour combinations, encourages children to literally hang up all their things. With its colourful wooden balls, 'Hang it all' is a cheerful alternative to conventional coat hooks – and not just in children's rooms.
HAL RE Armchair Studio
vitra > Chair
HAL RE Armchair Studio offers pleasant comfort thanks to its height-adjustable swivel base with shock-absorbing suspension, especially when paired with an optional seat cushion. The organic design of its seat shell made of recycled plastic and featuring integrated armrests cuts a fine figure in informal office settings, workshop and learning environments, as well as in the home office, and is also suited to health institutions as it is easy to clean.
Wooden Doll No. 9 super large
vitra > Styling
The ‘super large’ version of Wooden Doll No. 9 is enlarged to a scale of 4.15:1 and measures approximately 80 centimetres in height. Like the smaller models, the super large Wooden Dolls are crafted and painted by hand – true to the originals by Alexander Girard. Although the differences may be very subtle, each specimen is in fact unique. The super large Wooden Dolls are numbered and limited to 1000 pieces per model.
Coffee Table
vitra > Coffee table
In creating his design for the Coffee Table, Isamu Noguchi translated the biomorphic aesthetic of his sculptural works into a piece of furniture with distinctive organic forms. Presumably for this reason, Noguchi regarded the table as his best furniture design. Two wooden leg elements, which are available in black ash, maple or walnut, are positioned at a right angle to provide a stable support for the heavy, sturdy glass top.
Essential Eames: Words & Pictures
vitra > Styling
Charles and Ray Eames are counted among the most influential designers of the twentieth century. Perhaps best known for their furniture designs, the Eameses also made pioneering contributions to fields such as architecture, film, exhibitions, toys and graphics. 'Essential Eames: Words & Pictures' contains a selection of writings and quotes from the lives of the designer couple, illustrated with images from the archive of nearly one million photographs accumulated by Charles and Ray Eames over the course of four decades. Eames Demetrios, Director of the Eames Office, and Carla Hartman, Director of Education at the Eames Office – two of the Eameses' five grandchildren – have carefully curated the content as the book's editors.
ID Soft
vitra > Chair
The fully upholstered backrest of ID Soft ensures a high level of comfort, while its clean lines and reductive forms lend the chair an understated presence. ID Soft therefore blends in perfectly with diverse architectural environments. Thanks to its height-adjustable backrest, ID Soft provides adequate support in the upper shoulder region for even very tall users.
Vases Découpage, Disque
vitra > Styling
The hand-dipped Vases Découpage (2020) by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are whimsical, poetic compositions of cylinders, slabs and bars fashioned from clay.
Hang it all (Marble)
vitra > Styling
The 'Hang it all' coat rack by Charles and Ray Eames, with its characteristic, brightly coloured balls, has long become a design classic. Vitra is now presenting an elegantly understated special edition with balls made of light-hued Carrara marble and a light grey wire frame. This refined version is limited to 999 numbered pieces, which are each marked with a small numeral on one of the balls.
Miniatures Tip Ton
vitra > Styling
The most striking characteristic of Tip Ton, designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, is its forward-tilt function: the front edges of the runners are angled at nine degrees to allow the chair to tip slightly forward and remain in this position, thereby improving posture, blood circulation and concentration. <br/><br/>Originally developed for a school in the English town of Tipton, the Tip Ton chair has since become established as a universal seating option, thanks to its perfectly proportioned design.
Metal Side Tables Outdoor
vitra > Outdoor furniture
The outdoor versions of the Metal Side Tables, designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, have a matt powder-coated finish and are available in a separate range of colours from the highly-polished indoor versions. An additional version with a non-coated galvanised surface is also available. The combination of thin table tops and plinth-like bases generates an appealing contrast.
Rayonnage Mural
vitra > Styling
Reminiscent of the rudder of an aircraft or ship, the streamlined shape of the two wall brackets of the Rayonnage Mural bookcase (1936) is a recurring element in Prouvé's creative oeuvre.
Robots 1:2
vitra > Styling
'Robots 1:2' is a catalogue presenting the toy robots of the R. F. Robot Collection at the Vitra Design Museum. Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra and founder of the Vitra Design Museum, describes the objects he has avidly collected over the decades as 'small kinetic sculptures of great originality'. Robots 1:2 showcases each piece on a scale of 1:2, with the largest robot in the collection determining the size of the book. The catalogue also includes images of the original packaging, whose illustrations depict the evolution of our futuristic fantasies and notions of a future that has long since been consigned to the past.
Cité
vitra > Chair
The Cité armchair is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé. Originally designed to furnish the student residence halls at the Cité Universitaire in Nancy, Prouvé also used this comfortable, expansive armchair with powder-coated steel runners and leather belt armrests in the living room of his own home.
Moca
vitra > Chair
Jasper Morrison continues his 'super normal' design approach with Moca, combining an understated aesthetic with robust high-quality materials to create an extremely durable chair.
Mariposa Corner
vitra > Sofa
The sofas of the Mariposa family owe their extraordinary comfort to the pleasantly soft all-over upholstery and the ingenious adjustment mechanism in the arm and backrest elements. These can be continuously adjusted to an outward angle of approximately 30°. The variously sized Mariposa models fulfil a range of different functions, from the armchair or love seat to the 2-seater and 2½-seater sofas to the large 3-seater. The collection has now been further expanded with Mariposa Corner. This comfortable corner sofa provides spacious seating and is just the right configuration for many interior settings.
Key Ring - Elephant
vitra > Styling
For the Key Ring motif, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius took her inspiration from an emblematic image in the history of Vitra: the elephant. It served as a model for a playful decorative object created by Charles and Ray Eames back in the 1940s, which was recently reissued by Vitra. The Key Rings are made of high-quality Vitra furniture leather with pleasant tactile qualities.
HAL RE Cantilever
vitra > Chair
The characteristic flexing action of HAL Cantilever's base augments the comfort of this chair. The seat shell is made of recycled plastic and like many other HAL models, its comfort can be enhanced by padded upholstery or loose cushions from the Soft Seats range. HAL RE Cantilever is suited to a wide variety of settings and applications.
Plywood Mobile, Model B
vitra > Styling
The Plywood Mobiles, whose shapes are strongly reminiscent of Ray's artwork and graphics, were hung from the ceiling of the Eameses' apartment in Los Angeles.
Wooden Doll No. 1 super large
vitra > Styling
The ‘super large’ version of Wooden Doll No. 1 is enlarged to a scale of 4.15:1 and measures approximately 80 centimetres in height. Like the smaller models, the super large Wooden Dolls are crafted and painted by hand – true to the originals by Alexander Girard. The super large Wooden Dolls are numbered and limited to 1000 pieces per model.
Wooden Doll No. 8
vitra > Styling
Alexander Girard originally created the Wooden Dolls (1952), a whimsical assortment of figures both joyful and grim, for his own home. Today they add a charming touch to any interior.
Drop Box
vitra > Styling
Drop Box by Konstantin Grcic keeps work utensils near at hand, but is also useful in children's rooms, kitchens, living rooms, hallways or waiting rooms.
Locker Box
vitra > Styling
Locker Box is a practical portable caddy for work utensils such as laptop, keyboard, papers, pens, cables, hard drives, headphones etc., ensuring everything is at hand and providing useful storage at the end of the day. <br/><br/>Light and easy to handle, Locker Box supports agile work routines – not just in the office but also when working from home. Available in a selection of colours, it also comes in both a smaller and larger version: Locker Box small and Drop Box.
L'Oiseau
vitra > Styling
L'Oiseau by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, an avian figure of archaic simplicity, is reminiscent of the unpretentious artefacts of Nordic folk art. Its form attractively enriches interiors without the cuteness or even tackiness so commonly associated with animal figures. The figure is milled from a single block of the natural lightweight material cork with its characteristic irregular surface pattern and soft and pleasant texture. The limited and numbered edition of L'Oiseau in cork is available in addition to the existing versions in maple or ceramic.
Suita 3-Seater, tufted
vitra > Sofa
Characterised by an elegant technological aesthetic, the Suita sofa family (2010/2019) by Antonio Citterio comprises many different components. These can be freely combined or also used as independent elements.
Terracotta Pot, small
vitra > Styling
The column-like forms of the different sized Terracotta Pots serve as pedestals for the plants they hold, elevating them and giving them more presence in the room.
Alexander Girard Coloring Book – La Fonda Del Sol
vitra > Styling
The architect and designer Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures in American design during the post-war era. His passion for colours, patterns and textures found expression in the field of textile design, which was a focal part of his oeuvre. Many of his figures and patterns exude a cheery playfulness, and even his simplest graphic motifs possess a high degree of differentiation. Among Girard’s most well-known works is the interior design of the New York restaurant La Fonda Del Sol (1960). The restaurant's central motif was the sun, whose countless variations adorned every detail of the interior. The 'Coloring Book' contains a variety of playful suns by Alexander Girard, which will inspire both young and old to draw and paint for hours on end!
ACX Light
vitra > Office Chair
ACX Light is the entry-level model in the task chair family and available only in black. It differs from ACX Mesh and Soft through its backrest, which has a standard netweave cover. Combined with a seat in the technical spacer fabric Silk Mesh, the chair is designed to offer pleasant comfort and facilitate air circulation.<br/>
Repad
vitra > Styling
Vitra developed Repad with the designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. It is not only suitable as a desk pad for assorted paper sizes, but also structures and defines the personal workspace as an underlay for a laptop or keyboard. <br/><br/>Repad is manufactured from bonded leather. For this recycled material, remnants from Vitra's furniture production are shredded and enriched with vegetable tanning agents, natural rubber, fats and water and then dried.<br/> <br/>Repad has the pleasant feel of real leather and comes in five colours: a natural hue and four variants with a colour-coated finish. The palette is coordinated with the materials of the <a href="/en-me/product/joyn-2">Joyn 2</a> office table system, but is also suited for use with any other table surface.
Tip Ton Poster
vitra > Styling
For the Tip Ton Poster, designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby have superimposed one of their early sketches in different colour layers in order to convey the movement of the chair in the illustration. In addition to the standard poster, a limited print of 50 numbered copies signed by Barber and Osgerby is also available.
Fauteuil Kangourou
vitra > Chair
Vitra has reissued the Fauteuil Kangourou in collaboration with Catherine Prouvé, the daughter of Jean Prouvé. In the second limited edition, the lounge chair pairs a dark oak base structure with metal legs in the original hue Prouvé Blanc Colombe; the cushions are covered in a softly woven, light-coloured bouclé fabric with contrasting dark brown piping.<br/><br/>Fauteuil Kangourou is limited to 100 pieces in this version and is only available directly from Vitra.