Vitra.
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Bus stop
Jasper Morrison, 2006
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Gate
Frank Gehry, 1989
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Vitra Design Museum Shop
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Vitra Design Museum
Frank Gehry, 1989
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Balancing Tools
Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, 1989
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Conference Pavilion
Tadao Ando, 1993
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Dome
Richard Buckminster Fuller, ca. 1950
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Vitra Petrol station
Jean Prouvé, ca. 1951
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Entrance and factory building
Frank Gehry, 1989
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Test laboratory
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The original office of Charles & Ray Eames
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Classics Collection
Showroom
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Net ’n’ Nest Office
Sevil Peach, 2000/2007
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Factory buildings
Nicholas Grimshaw, 1981, 1986
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Office Seating & Systems
Showroom
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Home collection
Showroom
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Factory building
Alvaro Siza, 1994
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Fire Station
Zaha Hadid, 1993
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Vitra Design Museum
Collection
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VitraHaus
Herzog & de Meuron (completion 2010)
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Vitrashop factory buildings
SANAA (completion 2009)
For over 50 years, Vitra has worked with important designers like Charles & Ray Eames, George Nelson, Verner Panton, Mario Bellini, Antonio Citterio, Alberto Meda, Maarten Van Severen, Jasper Morrison, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec and Hella Jongerius to create furniture for offices, homes and public venues. The scope of Vitra's interests goes beyond the production of furniture, however, to encompass the broader culture of design and architecture. In 1989, Vitra Design Museum was founded as an independent foundation. Today, the Vitra Design Museum is an internationally active cultural institution making major contributions to the research and popular dissemination of design and architecture.
The Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein – just outside of Basel – features widely acclaimed buildings by leading representatives of contemporary architecture like Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, Nicholas Grimshaw, Alvaro Siza and Antonio Citterio as well as structures by Jean Prouvé and Richard Buckminster Fuller. We look forward to your visit.
How to reach us:
Public transportation:
From Claraplatz or Badischer Bahnhof, take bus 55 to Vitra.
From EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, take Bus 50 to the Basel SBB Station, tram 2 to Badischer Bahnhof, bus 55 to Vitra.
From the train station in Weil am Rhein, it is about a 15 minute walk to the museum.
By car:
From D/CH, take the A5 motorway, exit at Weil am Rhein, turn left, follow the signs for Vitra Design Museum. From F, go to the Palmrain (D) border crossing, take E35 to the Vitra Campus.
Distance: ca. 7 km from Exhibition Trade Fair.
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Weil am Rhein, September 13, 2008 - March 01, 2009
George Nelson / Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher
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In 2008, the American designer George Nelson (1908-1986) would have been 100 years old. In recognition of this centennial anniversary, the Vitra Design Museum is planning the first comprehensive retrospective on his work. Trained as an architect with a degree from Yale, Nelson was one of the defining figures of American design in the latter half of the 20th century.
Opening hours: Mon – Sun: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Wed: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Guided tours through the exhibition: Sat and Sun: 11 a.m., Wed: 6 p.m.
Further special events:
Guided tours for children: every 2nd Sun of the month: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Lights - Workshop for families: 20.09.2008
Clocks - Workshop for adults: 29.11.2008
Opening Doors in Moscow, a film by D. A. Pennebaker, screening and aperitif: 16.10.2008, 13.11.2008, 12.02.2009
Further information: www.design-museum.de/museum/news/
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Weil am Rhein, March 14, 2009 – autumn 2009
ANTIBODIES / Works by Fernando & Humberto Campana 1989 - 2009
Show
The Brazilians Fernando and Humberto Campana are the most significant designers in present-day Latin America. In addition to designs for European manufacturers of furniture, lighting and home accessories, the majority of creations coming out of their Sao Paulo studio consist of custom-made one-off objects for the home characterized by idiosyncratic material experiments and a surrealistic impression. The retrospective on the 20-year collaboration between the two brothers emphasizes the artistic working method and explains how the works take shape - from the first sculptures up to the interdisciplinary works of today - based on prototypes, experiments and one-off pieces.
Opening hours: Mon – Sun: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Wed: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Guided tours through the exhibition: Sat and Sun: 11 a.m., Wed: 6 p.m.
