b. 1929, Toronto, Canada Frank Gehry sometimes referred to as a "starchitect" due to his celebrity status—a label that he rejects – is one of the world's leading contemporary architects. A Pritzker Prize–winner, he was named “the most important architect of our age” by Vanity Fair, and his designs are cited as being among the most important in the world. Gehry has never limited himself exclusively to architecture. He has collaborated with artists such as Claes Oldenberg and Richard Serra, designing watches, teapots, and a line of jewelry for Tiffany & Co. In the realm of interior design, from 1969-1972 he created a series of modern cardboard furniture named Easy Edges. Gehry's best-known works include the iconic titanium-covered Guggenheim Museum in Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, and the Vitra Design Museum in Germany. (Photo c. Tim Street-Porter/Beateworks/Corbis) Frank O. Gehry: Design & Architecture Little Beaver (Limited Edition) by Frank O. Gehry - Vitra Design Museum
Side Chair by Frank O. Gehry - Vitra Wiggle Side Chair by Frank O. Gehry, Special Edition for Bloomingdale's Vitra Miniature Gehry Wiggle Chair by Frank Gehry Vitra Miniatures Collection Scale 1:6 Vitra Miniature Wiggle Chair by Frank Gehry. This miniature reproduction has a height of 5.7 inches. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand! Vitra Miniature Gehry Wiggle Chair by Frank Gehry. This Vitra miniature chair ships in a small wooden Vitra box which is perfect for storage or display. This Vitra collectible miniature design chair is constructed to the exact specifications of the original but at a much smaller scale of 1:6. The construction, materials and colors correspond to the historical Vitra Design Museum collection original, right down to the last detail. Because each miniature modern chair is so true to the original, the miniature chair is not only a valuable collector’s item, but also an ideal illustrative material for universities, colleges of design and architects.
The Vitra miniatures collection present the most important classics of modern furniture history in miniature scale. The miniature collection is unique worldwide. The Vitra Design Museum was founded in Weil am Rhein, Germany, in 1950 by Willi Fehlbaum. The modern furniture and design collection of Vitra is world reknown for its emphasis on modern design furniture. The Vitra Design Museum collection includes a fascinating collection of over 224 modern chairs which are all icons of modern furniture. These modern chairs are prominently displayed in the Vitra Design Museum in Germany. Vitra's modern design collection provides a comprehensive overview of the most beautiful design objects including modern furniture, lighting and accessories for the home. Part of the Vitra Miniature Chair Collection. Each Vitra Miniature is packaged in a small wooden crate. Dimensions: 5.7"H x 2.5"W x 3.25"D In stock and ready to ship. Upcoming lots by this artist
VitraVitra has manufactured furniture designs by Charles & Ray Eames and George Nelson since 1957. Building on this foundation, Vitra has developed a wide range of furnishings for the office, for the home and for public spaces in collaboration with progressive designers. Yet Vitra is more than just a design-oriented manufacturing company. The name also stands for the Vitra Design Museum, for a collection of modern furniture and its accompanying archive, for workshops and publications on topics of design, and for an architectural concept that unites buildings by Frank Gehry, Nicholas Grimshaw, Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Alvaro Siza, Herzog & de Meuron and SANAA at the Vitra Headquarters in Birsfelden (Switzerland) and on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein (Germany). Product longevity is central to Vitra's contribution to sustainable development; short-lived styling is avoided at all costs. This can be seen most clearly in the classical pieces of furniture that have been used for decades, had several owners and have then even ended up as a part of a collection.
For Vitra, the manufacture of sustainable products means intense pre-production development, where the highest-grade materials are selected and tests are carried out that simulate 15 years of use. In order to enforce and monitor sustainable development in all business activities of the company, a work group was formed in 1986 by the name of 'Vitra and the Environment'. Because of this, Vitra can proudly claim that it has been dedicated to sustainability for nearly a quarter of a century. See more from Vitra Frank O. Gehry is the principal of the Los Angeles, California, architecture firm of Frank O. Gehry & Associates. Frank Gehry's designs, which explore the possibilities inherent both in the methods of constructing and assembling architecture and in the formal composition of architectural forms, have been built or proposed all across the United States. Frank Gehry is the recipient of the Arnold W. Bnumer Award of the American Institute of Arts and Sciences (1983) and of numerous local and national design awards.
View other products by Frank Gehry How much weight can this chair hold, and could it be used in a commercial setting where it would not be used frequently, but somewhat. Vitra has done extensive testing on this chair for durability. The chair has a working load of 225 pounds. While the chair is very durable and can generally support more, this is the testing threshold that it will support. It also should work for a commercial setting as they test the chair for the seating frequency, and it passes 100,000 cycles (simulating someone sitting on the chair that many times). If you have additional questions, please call one of our knowledgeable product specialists! Brian, YLiving Customer Support 866-842-6209 Im thinking of them as dining chairs . How are they cleaned? Generally, the manufacturer recommends simply a damp cloth. Below is the except from Vitra regarding cleaning instructions: To care for cover fabrics, simply vacuum dust and lint regularly using an upholstery nozzle.