Vitra

Vitra is a Swiss furniture maker with its headquarters in Birsfelden near Basel. The company was founded in 1950 and is family owned, with Nora Fehlbaum, the third generation, as chairwoman. Vitra produces furniture for homes, offices and public spaces and is known for working with leading designers.

Range

• Seating classics by Charles and Ray Eames, Verner Panton (Panton Chair), Isamu Noguchi and Alexander Girard
• Office chairs and office furniture systems, for example ID Chair, ACX and the Tyde workstations
• Tables, storage, lighting, clocks and decorative objects

Production sites are in Weil am Rhein (Germany), Sugito (Japan) and Szombathely (Hungary). The Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein houses the Vitra Design Museum and the VitraHaus.

Good to know

The Turkish tile and sanitary ware company VitrA has a similar name but no business link to Vitra, as Vitra states itself. Vitra sits in the upper price segment.