Vitra offers a collection of miniatures which represent the most important classics of modern furniture history. These miniatures are correct to the most minute detail of construction, materials and colors. They are not only valuable to collectors, but they are also useful educational tools for universities, schools of design and architects. There are currently almost 100 miniatures in the collection.
The company has a license agreement for each miniature with the designer or his estate. In many instances, the designers themselves have collaborated with Vitra to develop the miniatures. In return, Vitra honors the designer's copyright by paying royalties. Sale of the chairs provides financial support to the Vitra Design Museum.
Vitra came up with the chairs because universities frequently asked to borrow chairs from the Design Museum for design classes, and they realized that these scale models were much easier to ship and saved wear and tear on the fragile full-size models.
From design-museum.de
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| B3 Wassily/ Breuer, 1925 |
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| MR 20, Leder/ Mies van der Rohe, 1927 |
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| LCW/ Eames, 1945 |
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| Panton Chairs/ Panton, 1959/60 |
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| Art. 41 Paimio/ Aalto, 1930/31 |
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| Diamond Chair/ Bertoia, 1952 |
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| Ball Chair/ Aarnio, 1965 |
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| Lounge Chair & Ottoman/ Eames, 1956 |
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| Coconut Chair/ Nelson, 1955 |
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| CH24 Wishbone Chair/Wegner, 1949 |
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| La Chaise/ Eames, 1948 |
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| MR 90 Barcelona, Mies van der Rohe, 1929 |
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| Tulip Chair/ Saarinen, 1956 |
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| Chair No. 654 W/ Risom, 1941/1942 |
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Chaise longue à réglage continu
Le Corbusier / Jeanneret / Perriand, 1928 |
