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'CHAIR TIMES. A History of Seating'. A Film by Heinz Bütler available online at vitra.com

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CHAIR TIMES 

A History of Seating 

A #film by Heinz Bütler 

Synopsis 

The film Chair Times leads on a path through a ‘sea of chairs’: 125 objects dating from 1807 to the latest 3D printed designs are arranged in the order of their production years, forming a timeline of modern seating #design in the Vitra Schaudepot. Which objects would professionals in the #design field want to talk about? The roster of experts includes designers Hella Jongerius, Antonio Citterio, and Ronan Bouroullec, the architects and collectors Arthur Rüegg and Ruggero Tropeano, architect David Chipperfield, Peter Noever as Director Emeritus of MAK Vienna/Los Angeles, #vitradesignmuseum director Mateo Kries, and VDM curators Amelie Klein and Jochen Eisenbrand as well as VDM collection curator Serge Mauduit. Serving as a guide on this journey into the past of seating #design is Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra. 

The Vitra Schaudepot is the starting point for a cinematic journey through the wide world of chairs – along a timeline from 1800 to today. 

Participants 

Rolf Fehlbaum Chairman Emeritus Vitra Founder #vitradesignmuseum Collector 

Mateo Kries
Vitra #design Museum, Director 

Ronan Bouroullec Designer 

Christian Brändle
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Director 

David Chipperfield Architect 

Antonio Citterio Architect, Designer 

Jochen Eisenbrand
Vitra #design Museum, Chief Curator 

Ulrich Fiedler Collector, Gallery Owner 

Hella Jongerius Designer 

Amelie Klein
Vitra #design Museum, Curator 

Serge Mauduit
Vitra #design Museum, Curator Collection 

Peter Noever
Director Emeritus MAK Wien/Los Angeles 

Arthur Rüegg Architect, Collector 

Leonie Samland
Vitra #design Museum, Assistant Conservator 

Ruggero Tropeano Architect, Collector 


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