Vitra - Miniatures Butterfly

Vitra - Miniatures Butterfly .

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

Everything is meticulously respected in the production of these replicas: the structure, the materials and the colours that are identical to the original work. Originally conceived from a purely educational perspective, the concept gradually changed into collector's items.

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

The structure of the Butterfly is well thought out, two identical shapes are asymmetrically connected by means of two screws under the seat and a brass rod screwed together. This creates a shape that is reminiscent of the torii (gates) of Shinto shrines, giving the stool an oriental look. At the same time, it is reminiscent of the wings of a butterfly, hence the name.

The stool was awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale in 1957.

The original Butterfly chair was designed by Sori Yanagi in 1954 and is produced as a 1:1 model by Vitra AG, Basel/Switzerland.

The miniature offered here by Vitra (scale 1:6) consists of bent plywood and brass.

Material: Moulded plywood / Brass
Colour:Brown
Dimensions:Height: 6.9 cm, Depth: 5.7 cm, Length: 7.9 cm

About the designer:

Sori Yanagi (1915–2011) was a Japanese designer who had a major influence on both post-war Japanese design and international modern design. In addition to furniture and lighting, the prolific designer also designed toys, motorcycles and even metro stations. Yanagi's designs often combine simple usability and possibilities of Western industrial design with elements and techniques from Japanese craft traditions - a good example is the plywood Butterfly stool, now produced by Vitra.