Vitra - Key Ring Elephant

Vitra Elephant Key ring.

For this key ring series, the Dutch designer Hella Jongerius was inspired by the iconic images from recent and past Vitra history, namely the 'Eames Elephant' and the Vitra house.

For Charles and Ray Eames, 'the Elephant' is an iconic motif that was already used for decorative play objects in the 1940s, but it was relaunched by Vitra a few years ago. In 2010, the iconic Vitra House opened its doors on the Vitra campus in Switzerland and is now used as a template for the key ring.

The key ring is made of leather leftovers for production Vitra furniture..

Dimensions: 7,9 x 12 cm.

About the designer:

The Dutch designer Hella Jongerius (1963) studied industrial design at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. After graduating, she did several projects for the Amsterdam-based design agency Droog Design. Since 1993 she has been running her own studio, Jongerius lab, in Rotterdam. Through Jongeriuslab she designs textiles, crockery and furniture. Her design is characterized by the combination of opposites, for example traditional and contemporary. Jongerius has done projects for major international companies such as Vitra, Artek, Kvadrat and Ikea. Her work can also be seen in many museums, for example the MoMA in New York.