Vitra: On exhibit - Vitra's scaled-down classics
Place: Toronto
Event: "Dimensions of Design", a traveling exhibition by the Vitra Design Museum Weil am Rhein in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, shows 100 miniatures of classic design chairs and was presented at the German General Consulate Toronto.
[…]Situated on the 25th floor of a Toronto highrise, the exhibition space affords a sweeping view of the city skyline as well as an equally far-reaching view through design history. Hosted by the Goethe Institute and the German Consulate General in Toronto, "Dimensions of Design" features mini reproductions of 100 of the most classical seats from the late 1800s to about 1990. […]
The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, which has one of the most important collections of modern furniture design, has been manufacturing 1:6 scale versions of these iconic pieces since 1992. Each carefully crafted reproduction is true to the original, replicating it in workmanship, detail and material; the miniatures have even become sought-after collectors’ articles in their own right. […]
Event: "Dimensions of Design", a traveling exhibition by the Vitra Design Museum Weil am Rhein in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, shows 100 miniatures of classic design chairs and was presented at the German General Consulate Toronto.
[…]Situated on the 25th floor of a Toronto highrise, the exhibition space affords a sweeping view of the city skyline as well as an equally far-reaching view through design history. Hosted by the Goethe Institute and the German Consulate General in Toronto, "Dimensions of Design" features mini reproductions of 100 of the most classical seats from the late 1800s to about 1990. […]
The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, which has one of the most important collections of modern furniture design, has been manufacturing 1:6 scale versions of these iconic pieces since 1992. Each carefully crafted reproduction is true to the original, replicating it in workmanship, detail and material; the miniatures have even become sought-after collectors’ articles in their own right. […]
by Stephanie Calvet, Azure Magazine, 28 February 2011
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