VB 101 w/Plexiglas Chair
Designed by:
Baumann H
Co-Designed by:
n a
Designer:
Hans Baumann
Co-Designer:
n a
Country of Origin (Designer):
Germany
Date of Design:
1952-53
Date of Manufacture:
1954
Decade:
1950s
Region:
Europe
Significance:
First chair produced by Vitra
Manufacturer:
Vitra
Country of Origin (Manufacturer):
Germany
Material:
Acylic glass
Process:
Pressure moulded
Monobloc:
No
Cantilever:
No
Renewable Carbon:
No
ERPR Score:
NA
ERPR Rating:
NA
Weight:
Note:
Not to be confused with the poet, Baumann designed products for over 50 companies between 1950 and 2010. Vitra Design Museum report, 'The Swiss designer Hans-Theo Baumann was fascinated by glass and its protean capacity to appear at once both material and immaterial. This inspired him to create the VB 101 w chair made of transparent Plexiglas. The leg assembly comprising two bent and welded chrome-plated tubular steel brackets is clearly visible through the organically moulded seat shell. The seat itself is wide at the front and narrows drastically at the transition to the backrest, which ends in a shovel-like point. This kind of free form is typical of its period.'
Image Credit:
Vitra