Vitsoe
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RankingDesign Devotee (71 points)
- Home is London
- Joined 4th February
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About Vitsoe
For 50 years Vitsœ has created and evolved furniture that allows its customers to live intelligently and responsibly by buying less, but of a better quality, and making it last longer.
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Super Normal – Sensations Of The Ordinary
Created 4th FebruaryThe designers Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa have compiled 204 everyday objects in search of "super normal design": alongside examples of anonymous design like the Swiss Rex vegetable peeler or a simple plastic bag, there are design classics like Marcel Breuers tubular steel side table, Dieter Rams 606 shelving system, ... MORE
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Beech is back
Created 4th FebruaryBack in 1960 the original finish of the 606 Universal Shelving System was beech with off-white. Braun and Rams had used this material combination for their seminal record players, most notably SK4 (Snow White's Coffin) in 1955. After a brief absence beech is once again available and at home ... MORE
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Less, but better: a return to common sense
Created 4th FebruaryTalking of which, the RSA kindly invited our managing director, Mark Adams, to give a talk on his passionate belief that more of us should be learning the art of living better with less that lasts longer. Mark explored why intelligent, responsible people can see the madness of the short-term, ... MORE
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Good design is...award winning
Created 4th FebruaryFortunately, good design can still win awards. One of the most prestigious is The Raymond Loewy Foundation's Designer Award and it was given in November to Vitsœ's designer, Dieter Rams. Gerhard Schröder popped by to speak warmly in favour of Rams's single-minded and prescient approach. Increasingly we are noting ... MORE
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