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The in-depth story of one of the world's most innovative and influential design companiesIn the recent history of contemporary design and architecture, no company has had more influence than Vitra. From the 1950s to the present day, Vitra has worked with succeeding generations of designers - from Ray and Charles Eames to Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid, to Ron Arad, Jasper Morrison, and Virgil Abloh. With its forward-thinking approach, Vitra has defined and shaped the way that we live and work.Written by Deyan Sudjic, Vitra: The Anatomy of a Design Company, tells the story of the three generations behind Vitra. Driven by a sense of cultural and social mission, Vitra has had a major influence on every aspect of contemporary design, from architecture to graphics, photography, product design, and the landscape.It has shaped our understanding of such major figures as Jean Prouvé and Verner Panton. It has encouraged designers at the start of their careers including Jasper Morrison and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. It has safeguarded the archives of such key figures as Luis Barragan and Alexander Girard, and built one of the world's most important design museums.The book also features inserts written by design consultant and writer Karen Stein, as well as a photographic essay by acclaimed architectural photographer Iwan Baan.Spanning more than 450 pages and over 400 illustrations, this substantial volume covers Vitra's working relationship with designers, the rich architectural heritage of the Vitra Campus, with buildings by Tadao Ando, Herzog & de Meuron, and Alvaro Siza. It provides an essential account of contemporary design history, offers a unique insight into the role of design in business, and documents the nature of a design process that results in successful products.

Die ausführliche Geschichte eines der innovativsten und einflussreichsten Designunternehmen der Welt In der jüngeren Geschichte des zeitgenössischen Designs und der Architektur hat kein Unternehmen mehr Einfluss genommen als Vitra. Seit den 1950er-Jahren arbeitet Vitra mit aufeinanderfolgenden Generationen von Designern - von Ray und Charles Eames über Frank Gehry und Zaha Hadid bis hin zu Ron Arad, Jasper Morrison und Virgil Abloh. Mit seinem zukunftsorientierten Ansatz hat Vitra unsere Art zu leben und zu arbeiten maßgeblich geprägt. Verfasst von Deyan Sudjic in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Rolf Fehlbaum, der das Unternehmen über mehr als 30 Jahre leitete, erzählt Vitra: Die Anatomie eines Designunternehmens die Geschichte der drei Generationen hinter Vitra. Angetrieben von einem kulturellen und sozialen Auftrag hat Vitra jeden Aspekt des zeitgenössischen Designs beeinflusst - von Architektur über Grafik, Fotografie und Produktdesign bis hin zur Landschaftsgestaltung. Vitra hat unser Verständnis bedeutender Gestalter wie Jean Prouvé und Verner Panton geprägt. Das Unternehmen hat Designer zu Beginn ihrer Karriere gefördert, darunter Jasper Morrison sowie Ronan und Erwan Bouroullec. Es hat die Archive bedeutender Persönlichkeiten wie Luis Barragán und Alexander Girard bewahrt und eines der wichtigsten Designmuseen der Welt aufgebaut. Das Buch enthält zudem Beiträge der Designberaterin und Autorin Karen Stein sowie einen fotografischen Essay des renommierten Architekturfotografen Iwan Baan. Mit über 450 Seiten und mehr als 400 Abbildungen umfasst dieses umfangreiche Werk die Zusammenarbeit Vitras mit Designern, das architektonische Erbe des Vitra Campus mit Gebäuden von Tadao Ando, Herzog & de Meuron und Álvaro Siza. Es bietet eine unverzichtbare Darstellung der Geschichte des zeitgenössischen Designs, gewährt einen einzigartigen Einblick in die Rolle von Design im Unternehmenskontext und dokumentiert den Gestaltungsprozess, der zu erfolgreichen Produkten führt.

The director of the Design Museum defines the greatest artefact of all time: the city<BR><BR>We live in a world that is now predominantly urban. So how do we define the city as it evolves in the twenty-first century? Drawing examples from across the globe, Deyan Sudjic decodes the underlying forces that shape our cities, such as resources and land, to the ideas that shape conscious elements of design, whether of buildings or of space. Erudite and entertaining, he considers the differences between capital cities and the rest to understand why it is that we often feel more comfortable in our identities as Londoners, Muscovites, or Mumbaikars than in our national identities.

A new edition of the definitive monograph on Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata, featuring a new introduction from author Deyan SudjicThis highly acclaimed, first ever monograph on the highly influential Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata (1934-1991) is a two-volume title presenting all his compelling and idiosyncratic work in a stunning, specially designed acrylic slipcase.Designers and design enthusiasts who love Kuramata will be astonished by the breadth and depth of Kuramata's remarkable body of work, from the iconic Miss Blanche chair, made from artificial flowers and resin, to his idiocyncratic umbrella stand that incorporates a walking stick into its design, and the armchair How High the Moon, which is made from metal mesh, many of which are still in production today.

The story of Boris Iofan--designer of the iconic but unbuilt Palace of the Soviets--whose buildings came to define the language of Soviet architecture. What would an architect do for the chance to build the tallest building in the world? What would he sacrifice to stay alive in the midst of Stalin's murderous purges? This is the first major publication on the remarkable life and career of Boris Iofan (1891-1976), state architect to Joseph Stalin. Iofan's story is an insight into the troubled relationship of all successful architects with power. A gifted designer and a committed Communist, Iofan became the Soviet Union's most celebrated architect after Alexei Rykov, Lenin's successor, persuaded him to return to Moscow from Rome with his aristocratic wife, Olga Sasso-Ruffo. Iofan was at the heart of political life in the Soviet Union and his work is key to understanding its official culture. When Stalin's henchmen crushed the architectural avant-garde, it was Iofan who created the new national style, from the grand projects he realized--including the House on the Embankment, a megastructure of 505 homes for the Soviet elite--to even more ambitious unbuilt projects, in particular the Palace of the Soviets, a baroque Stalinist dream whose image was reproduced throughout the Soviet Union. His career took him to New York and Paris, and to the destroyed city of Stalingrad. He was a friend of Frank Lloyd Wright; a rival of Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Erich Mendelsohn; and an enemy of Hitler's architect Albert Speer, whose Nazi pavilion faced Iofan's Soviet one at the Paris Expo in 1937. He kept silent when Stalin executed his friends, including Rykov; he also sacrificed his own talent by following the dictator's instructions to the letter in creating the regime's landmarks. Generously illustrated, with a wide range of previously unpublished material, this book is an exploration of architecture as an instrument of statecraft. It is an insight into the key moments of 20th-century politics and culture from a unique perspective, and the personal story of a remarkable individual who witnessed many of the most dramatic turning points of modern history.