Vitsœ
Formerly | Vitsœ & Zapf |
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Industry | manufacturing |
Founded | 1959 |
Founder | Niels Wiese Vitsœ, Otto Zapf |
Headquarters | , |
Areas served | 70+ countries |
Key people | Dieter Rams, Mark Adams |
Products | Shelving and seating |
Website | vitsoe |
Vitsœ, formerly known as Vitsœ-Zapf or Vitsœ & Zapf, is a British furniture company, originally German, known for its collaboration with Dieter Rams.[1][2] Its furniture is widely known as a German design classic. The 620 system is currently used in the German Chancellery.
History
The company Vitsœ + Zapf was founded in
Following several years of financial difficulties, the company was rescued by managing director Mark Adams in the 1990s, and moved production to the United Kingdom.
Products
Vitsœ produces and sells the 606 Universal Shelving System (introduced in 1960)[9] and the 620 Chair, both designed by Rams.[10]
Design critic Spencer Bailey described the system as "one of the most—if not the most—functional and well-built designs I can think of."[11]
References
- OCLC 948263254.
Rams designed a modular storage system, known as 606, for Vitsœ (then Vitsœ-Zapf) in 1960
- ^ "SFMOMA PRESENTS LESS AND MORE: THE DESIGN ETHOS OF DIETER RAMS". San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
Simultaneous to Rams's work with Braun, he collaborated with German company Vitsœ & Zapf (later British Vitsœ), which started production of his furniture designs in 1959
- ISBN 978-0714849188.
- ^ "Vitsœ, The Entrepreneurs 292 - Radio". Monocle.
- ^ "Mark Adams". Minimalissimo.
- ^ Wilson, Mark (23 October 2017). "Vitsœ's New HQ May Be The Most Beautiful Factory Ever Built". Fast Company.
- ^ Morris, Ali (14 October 2017). "Dream factory: the making of Vitsœ's visionary HQ". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Vitsœ completes "intentionally unfinished" cross-laminated timber office". Dezeen. 12 November 2017.
- GQ Magazine. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
Rams brought his refined aesthetic to Vitsœ, a small modern furniture manufacturer, and in 1960, the 606 Universal Shelving System was introduced to great acclaim
- ^ Alter, Lloyd. "Vitsœ's New Headquarters Show How Great Modern Architecture Is a Team Sport". Treehugger.
- ^ Bentley, Daniel (16 March 2020). "The greatest designs of modern times". Fortune Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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