Vitra - Miniatures Sitzmaschine Chair

Vitra Miniatures Sitzmaschine Chair.

Exact replicas of the originals in both material and design, these pieces of furniture are true little works of art.

Everything is scrupulously respected in the manufacture of these replicas: the structure, the materials and the colors are identical to the original work. Originally conceived from a purely educational perspective, the concept gradually turned into collectibles.

The big names in design appear in this Vitra collection, such as Thonet, Mies Van der Rohe, Eames, Verner Panton, Saarinen.

The chair called Sitzmaschine was designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1905. The chair was made of beech wood and has become an icon of early modernism.

Material: Miniature chair made of wood. Comes in a beautiful gift box from the Vitra Design Museum.

Dimensions: Height: 18.5 cm x Width: 11.1 cm x Depth: 14.5 cm, Scale ratio 1:6.

About the designer:

Josef Hoffmann born December 15, 1870, Pirnitz, Moravia - died May 7, 1956, Vienna, The German architect whose work was always important in the early development of modern architecture in Europe.

Hoffman studied with Otto Wagner in Vienna and was involved in the founding of the Vienna Secession in 1899, which, although influenced by the Art Nouveau movement, was more modernist than Wagner's approach. From 1899 he taught at the School of Applied Arts in Vienna, and took part (1903) in the founding of the Vienna Workshop, a center for arts and crafts, which he headed for some 30 years.