Key Ring Elephant
For the Key
Ring motif, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius took her inspiration from an
emblematic image in the history of Vitra: the elephant. It served as a model
for a playful decorative object created by Charles and Ray Eames back in the
1940s, which was recently reissued by Vitra. The Key Rings are made of
high-quality Vitra furniture leather with pleasant tactile qualities.
About Designer | |
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Hella Jongerius |
The designer Hella Jongerius has become known for the manner in which
she fuses industry and craft, high- and low-tech, traditional and contemporary.
In 1993 she founded the Jongeriuslab studio, where she has pursued independent
projects and also created products for major clients, including Maharam,
Danskina, IKEA and KLM. For Vitra, the Dutch designer has developed distinctive pieces such as
the Polder Sofa and the East River Chair. Jongerius has consistently addressed
the significance of colours and surfaces in contemporary design in her work
with textiles, ceramics and furniture. She has been the Art Director for
colours and materials at Vitra for many years and developed the Vitra Colour
& Material Library – a system that enables the versatile combination of
different materials and colours throughout the extensive Vitra product
collection. Hella Jongerius has also written a book about this complex task
entitled «I Don’t Have a Favorite Colour». |