{"id":10076,"date":"2019-04-16T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/?p=10076"},"modified":"2020-01-19T19:34:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:34:40","slug":"vitra-the-best-of-contemporary-design-and-craftsmanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/vitra-the-best-of-contemporary-design-and-craftsmanship\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitra: The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><u><em><strong>Vitra<\/strong><\/em><\/u> is a renowned <strong>Swiss<\/strong> family-owned company dedicated to contemporary design. It not only makes exquisite <strong>furniture<\/strong> and creates remarkable environments, but also has owns a Campus with buildings by leading international architects.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10084\" style=\"width: 1450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10084\" class=\"wp-image-10084 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Makers.jpg\" alt=\"Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship - Makers vitra Vitra: The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Makers\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Makers.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Makers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Makers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Makers-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Makers Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Makers\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tribute to the Makers. Photo: \u00a9Vitra<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/26050403?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Eames Lounge Chair Manufacturing in Vitra's Lounge Chair Atelier\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cVitra\u2019s greatest contribution to sustainability is the creation of products that omit non-essential elements and last a long time. Our roots in <strong>modern design<\/strong> would allow nothing else\u201d<\/em>, explained Nora Fehlbaum (Vitra\u2019s CEO).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10086\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10086\" class=\"wp-image-10086 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Home-Decor.jpg\" alt=\"Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship - Home Decor vitra Vitra: The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Home Decor\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Home-Decor.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Home-Decor-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Home-Decor-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Home-Decor-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Home-Decor Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Home-Decor\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Creating innovative products and concepts with great designers is Vitra\u2019s essence. They are developed in Switzerland and installed worldwide by architects, companies and private users to build inspirational spaces for living, working as well as public areas. Photo: \u00a9V<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today, most companies are increasing being their ecological, social and economic responsibilities and concerns. However, Vitra does not see this responsibility as a duty that has to be forced upon the company, but rather as an aspect of design that has always been a part of the company\u2019s culture. At Vitra, <strong>furniture<\/strong> is more valuable when its production, utilization and recycling does not harm people or the environment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10088\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10088\" class=\"wp-image-10088 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Office-Decor.jpg\" alt=\"Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship - Office Decor vitra Vitra: The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Office Decor\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Office-Decor.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Office-Decor-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Office-Decor-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Office-Decor-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Office-Decor Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-Office-Decor\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u00a9Vitra<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10090\" style=\"width: 1450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10090\" class=\"wp-image-10090 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship - iSaloni 2019 vitra Vitra: The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship iSaloni 2019\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019 Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For this year\u2019s Salone del Mobile, Vitra explored four distinct environments, each one using design to express a particular aesthetic and attitude towards life. Featuring new products by Edward Barber &amp; Jay Osgerby, Ronan &amp; Erwan Bouroullec, Antonio Citterio, Konstantin Grcic and Hella Jongerius, they were windows onto four ways of living. Photo: \u00a9V<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10092\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10092\" class=\"wp-image-10092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-.jpg\" alt=\"Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship - iSaloni 2019 - vitra Vitra: The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship iSaloni 2019\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019--768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019- Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iSaloni 2019. Photo: \u00a9V<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the tradition of Charles and Ray Eames, who influenced Vitra\u2019s approach to sustainability in countless ways, product longevity is central to the company\u2019s contribution to sustainable development. Short-lived styling is avoided at all costs, since quality is more important than quantity. This can be seen most clearly in the <strong>classical pieces<\/strong> of furniture that have been used for decades, had several owners and have then even ended up as a part of a <strong>collection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10094\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10094\" class=\"wp-image-10094 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship - iSaloni 2019 - - vitra Vitra: The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship iSaloni 2019 1 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-1 Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-1\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iSaloni 2019. Photo: \u00a9V<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10097\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10097\" class=\"wp-image-10097 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship - iSaloni 2019 - - - - vitra Vitra: The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship iSaloni 2019 1 3\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-3 Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-3\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iSaloni 2019. Photo: \u00a9V<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For Vitra, the <strong>manufacture <\/strong>and<strong> craftsmanship<\/strong> of sustainable products means careful and dedicated pre-production. In this process, the high-quality materials are selected, and tests are carried out that simulate 15 years of use. Individual components should be easy to replace and ultimately recycled.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10095\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10095\" class=\"wp-image-10095 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship - iSaloni 2019 - - - vitra Vitra: The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship Vitra The Best of Contemporary Design and Craftsmanship iSaloni 2019 1 2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-2 Vitra-The-Best-of-Contemporary-Design-and-Craftsmanship-iSaloni-2019-1-2\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salonemilano.it\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iSaloni 2019<\/a>. Photo: \u00a9V<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stay with us to find out more about <strong>contemporary design<\/strong> and <strong>craftsmanship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>See More Related Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/contemporary-design-incredible-interior-design-projects-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contemporary Design: Incredible Interior Design Projects Around the World<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/contemporary-design-best-designers-and-architects-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contemporary Design: Best Designers and Architects in the World<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitra is a renowned Swiss family-owned company dedicated to contemporary design. It not only makes exquisite furniture and creates remarkable environments, but also has owns a Campus with buildings by leading international architects. \u00a0 \u201cVitra\u2019s greatest contribution to sustainability is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[387,4787,4789,152,11,1275,1860,405,2042,15,3027,1491,1165,2979,1682,237,1821,3836,1870,4786,4788,4457,4783,4784,4790,4785,4782],"class_list":["post-10076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-crafts","category-makers","tag-architects","tag-charles-eames","tag-classical-pieces","tag-contemporary-design","tag-craftsmanship","tag-design-collection","tag-furniture-collection","tag-furniture-design","tag-hand-craft","tag-handmade","tag-high-quality-design","tag-high-quality-materials","tag-interior-design","tag-isaloni-2019","tag-luxury-furniture","tag-maker","tag-manufacture","tag-manufacturer","tag-modern-design","tag-nora-fehlbaum","tag-ray-eames","tag-sustainable-design","tag-swiss","tag-swiss-craftsmanship","tag-swiss-design","tag-swiss-luxury-brand","tag-vitra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10076"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12720,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10076\/revisions\/12720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}