Resincode tile collection by VitrA Tiles
Dezeen Showroom: Turkish brand VitrA Tiles has released a collection of porcelain tiles that recall the appearance of concrete. More about Resincode tile collection by VitrA Tiles
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Vitra appoints CEO and creative director to "guide the company into its next chapter"
Swiss furniture brand Vitra has appointed Claudio Marconi, formerly at IKEA, as CEO and named Marianne Goebl, formerly at Artek, as creative director. More about Vitra appoints CEO and creative director to "guide the company into its next chapter"
Vitra's Reset system embodies "beta mindset" to enhance building adaptability
Promotion: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has applied its flexible "beta mindset" to its Reset stepped floor structures designed by Swiss architect and designer Stephan Hürlemann. More about Vitra's Reset system embodies "beta mindset" to enhance building adaptability
Vitra and Konstantin Grcic's Scout is "dynamic tool" for today's work and learning environments
Promotion: embracing a "beta mindset", Swiss furniture brand Vitra and German industrial designer Konstantin Grcic have released a new flexible table system for offices or educational settings named Scout. More about Vitra and Konstantin Grcic's Scout is "dynamic tool" for today's work and learning environments
Doshi Retreat snakes through Vitra Campus in Germany
The last building designed by the late Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has reached completion at the Vitra Campus in Germany, with a snake-like form crafted from weathered steel. More about Doshi Retreat snakes through Vitra Campus in Germany
Rimowa and Vitra collaborate on aluminium stool and toolbox
German luggage manufacturer Rimowa and Swiss design company Vitra have collaborated on a toolbox and mobile storage stool informed by the companies' "mutual use of aluminium". More about Rimowa and Vitra collaborate on aluminium stool and toolbox
Vitra unveils Manhattan showroom in industrial Chinatown loft
Design brand Vitra has opened a showroom in a loft overlooking the Manhattan Bridge gateway in Chinatown to act as a retail and events space filled with new and classic products. More about Vitra unveils Manhattan showroom in industrial Chinatown loft
Vitra introduces recyclable polyurethane upholstery foam called V-Foam
Promotion: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has announced the development of a world-first easily recyclable polyurethane foam, developed in partnership with chemicals company BASF. More about Vitra introduces recyclable polyurethane upholstery foam called V-Foam
Vitra and Panter & Tourron avoid foam and glue in future-minded Anagram sofa
Design brand Vitra has worked with Swiss studio Panter & Tourron on its latest sofa, Anagram, which is intended to "act like a bridge between today and tomorrow". More about Vitra and Panter & Tourron avoid foam and glue in future-minded Anagram sofa
Marina Tabassum installs bamboo Khudi Bari house at Vitra Campus
A demountable house by Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum has been installed as "a reminder of the precariousness of our existence" at the Vitra Campus in Germany. More about Marina Tabassum installs bamboo Khudi Bari house at Vitra Campus
Sabine Marcelis creates colour-blocked scenography for VitraHaus loft
A mint-green lounge pit and custard-yellow home office are among several colourful set pieces installed by designer Sabine Marcelis on the top floor of Vitra's Herzog & de Meuron-designed flagship store in Weil am Rhein, Germany. More about Sabine Marcelis creates colour-blocked scenography for VitraHaus loft
Porsche's signature 1960s houndstooth pattern informs "inhabitable" net installation
Design collective Numen/For Use has created a netted installation for automobile brand Porsche's The Art of Dreams exhibition at Milan design week, which also features a Vitra furniture collection. More about Porsche's signature 1960s houndstooth pattern informs "inhabitable" net installation
Designer Jasper Morrison shares his five favourite "super normal" projects
British designer Jasper Morrison has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. Here he selects five projects that best reflect his work. More about Designer Jasper Morrison shares his five favourite "super normal" projects
Vitra extends European presence with showroom openings in heritage buildings
Promotion: Swiss furniture brand Vitra is expanding its European presence through a programme of showroom openings in renovated, distinctive historic buildings. More about Vitra extends European presence with showroom openings in heritage buildings
ACX chair by Antonio Citterio for Vitra and JEB Group
Dezeen Showroom: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has created a task chair with a "distinctly non-technical appearance" distributed by Hong Kong-based office furniture collective JEB Group. More about ACX chair by Antonio Citterio for Vitra and JEB Group
Vitra "willing to take risks" over changing products' appearance to improve sustainability, says CEO Nora Fehlbaum
Swiss furniture brand Vitra will prioritise reducing the environmental impact of its existing lines through material innovation, CEO Nora Fehlbaum tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Vitra "willing to take risks" over changing products' appearance to improve sustainability, says CEO Nora Fehlbaum
Daisuke Motogi reimagines Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60 a hundred times over
Architect Daisuke Motogi is presenting his Hackability of the Stool exhibition featuring one hundred alternative ideas for Finnish designer Alvar Aalto's Stool 60 as part of London Design Festival. More about Daisuke Motogi reimagines Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60 a hundred times over
Tsuyoshi Tane uses wood and thatch to create garden house at Vitra Campus
A material palette of stone, wood and thatch form Tane Garden House, a rest space for gardeners by Japanese architect Tsuyoshi Tane at the Vitra Campus in Germany. More about Tsuyoshi Tane uses wood and thatch to create garden house at Vitra Campus
Vitra relocates Kazuo Shinohara's "geometric" Umbrella House from Tokyo to Germany
Vitra Design Museum has collaborated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology to relocate one of Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara's last remaining homes from Tokyo to its architecture park in Weil am Rhein, Germany. More about Vitra relocates Kazuo Shinohara's "geometric" Umbrella House from Tokyo to Germany
Flexible workspaces "increasingly relevant in post-pandemic times" says Vitra
Promotion: adaptability is now an essential requirement for offices according to the latest research from furniture brand Vitra, which was revealed during a digital session this week. More about Flexible workspaces "increasingly relevant in post-pandemic times" says Vitra