Well-being at work has always been a priority for manufacturer Vitra when producing office furniture. In collaboration with Antonio Citterio in 2010, Vitra developed the ID Chair Concept: office chairs that meet professionals' various requirements in terms of aesthetics, purpose of use and price. The collection is available in several models, all of which share the same technical and visual values. The clever structure of the ID Chair Concept base means this office chair meets the individual needs of each user. Patented ID Chair technology makes sitting down healthy and painless. The synchronous "Flow Motion" mechanism supports the user according to their weight. The negative tilt straightens and relieves the spine when sitting on the front edge of the seat. The ID Mesh model combines comfort with aesthetics: the height-adjustable seat is made of foam and the mesh backrest enables air to circulate. It embodies technological transparency and lightness.
Technology
- EN 1335 ergonomic standard - Synchronous mechanism with forward tilt and seat-depth adjustment - Diamond-mesh backrest - 2D height- and width-adjustable armrests - Hard-floor castors
Born in 1950 in Meda, Italy, he studied architecture at the Milan Polytechnic. Antonio Citterio began working as a designer and industrial design consultant in 1972. From 1987 to 1996 he created the Citterio/Dwan studio in association with Terry Dwan. From 1990 to 1992, Antonio Citterio was a lecturer at the Domus Academy in Milan, from 1993 to 1995 he was an external examiner for furniture design at Royal College London, and in 1997 he taught at La Sapienza University in Rome. In 1999, together with Patricia Viel, he founded the multidisciplinary design agency "Antonio Citterio and Partners" in Milan, and from 1999 to 2002 he taught at the architecture faculty of the Università della Svizzera Italiana. He has held a chair there again since 2006. Antonio Citterio has received numerous awards, including the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce in London. He is one of Italy's most famous designers, with his many and extremely varied creations. It uses the aesthetics of new materials and the performance of new technologies to create its own timeless style. He works mainly with the leading Italian furniture brand B&B Italia, but also with publishers such as Kartell (Battista, Flip and Gastone desks), Vitra (Grand Repos armchair) and Flos (Kelvin Led).
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VITRA
Vitra was founded in 1950 by Willi Fehlbaum and Erika Fehlbaum. The design furniture company Vitra is located near Basel, Switzerland. Starting in 1981, the Vitra brand expanded and opened numerous subsidiaries around the world. The founders discovered the Vitra armchairs, including the Eames armchairs, the Vitra tables, and the office chairs created by Charles and Ray Eames, Antonio Citterio, and the Bouroullec brothers. They were instantly captivated and subsequently requested a license to produce these furniture pieces in Europe. In 1956, Vitra acquired this license, which became one of the cornerstones of the brand’s success.