Dating from the 1950s, Vitra has become a globally renowned furniture manufacturer, synonymous with creativity, innovation and ground-breaking Mid Century Modern design. Starting with a licence from the Herman Miller Company to produce designs by George Nelson and Verner Panton, Vitra is perhaps most famous for making the designs of Charles & Ray Eames such as the Eames Lounge Chair and the DSR Eames Plastic Chair.
Vitra harnesses the power of design to improve the quality of homes, offices and public spaces. This is epitomised in the Vitra campus in Switzerland, which includes the Vitra Design Museum, created by a plethora of internationally acclaimed architects.
At Vitra, materials are a pre-eminent concern: their sourcing, processing and use in products constitute about 80% of the company's overall carbon footprint. That is why Vitra strves to utilise materials that are as sustainable and low impact as possible. In the last few years, Vitra has put special emphasis on recycled materials, believing that waste should be treated as a valuable raw material and that it should be kept in the loop and reused to create high quality, long-lasting products. To ensure that Vitra products remain in circulation for as long as possible, they are designed in a manner that facilitates their reuse and recycling.
