“Butterfly Stool by Vitra. Vitra’s Butterfly Stool was designed by Sori Yanagi and uniquely combines Eastern forms with the plywood moulding technique developed by Charles and Ray Eames. The gently curving silhouette of the twin seat shells is reminiscent of a butterfly’s wings.FEATURES AND BENEFITSLacquered Molded Plywood, Brass FittingsApproximate Lead Time: 2- to 4-WeeksLimited 5-Year WarrantyVitra HistorySustainability is just like morals: one should live by them and not just talk about them. Our roots in modern design make the first step easy: we make products that avoid the superfluous and last for a very long time. — Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman of Vitra The Vitra Company is a Swiss manufacturer of designer furniture originally founded in Weil am Rhein, Germany, in 1950 by Willi Fehlbaum, the owner of a furniture shop in nearby Basel, Switzerland. In the 1950s, Vitra acquired licenses for the iconic designs of Charles and Ray Eames (e.g., the Eames Lounge chair and ottoman) and George Nelson (e.g., the Nelson Ball Clock), and has since been the European retailer of the works of many internationally renowned contemporary furniture designers such as Philippe Starck, Borek Sipek, Mario Bellini, Glen Oliver Low, Verner Panton, Antonio Citterio, Frank Gehry and many more. With a stated goal of making designer goods more accessible to the general public, Vitra’s product line consists of a wide range of designer furniture and the company’s own designs for use in offices, homes and public areas. Never afraid to experiment with new and bold ideas, Vitra celebrated the 50th anniversary this year of the Panton chair by Danish designer Verner Panton . Not only was this cantilevered, stacking chair VitraĆs first independently developed product, but also the very first single-form injection-molded plastic chair made from a single section, a design that other companies for many years did not believe could be built.More than just a design-oriented manufacturing company, Vitra also stands for the Vitra Design Museum, a c
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