Founded:
1950, as a family-owned company

Management:
Nora Fehlbaum (CEO), Mario Dreismann (Head of Segment Retail) Josef Kaiser (Chief Sales Officer), Dr. Oliver Hafner (Chief Operating Officer), Eckart Maise (Chief Design Officer), Beat Zwahlen (Chief Finance Officer)

Board of Directors:
Alexander Zschokke (Chairman), Nora Fehlbaum, Rolf Fehlbaum, Beat Fellmann, Ekkehard Kuppel

Headquarters:
Birsfelden near Basel (CH)

Production Sites:
Weil am Rhein (D), Neuenburg (D), Mülheim a.d.R. (D), Allentown (USA), Zhuhai (PRC, Production for local markets), Goka (JP), Szombathely (HUN)

Designers & Architects

Vitra sees designers not simply as contractors but as authors. The relationship of trust between these authors from all corners of the world and Vitra, who shares their ambitions, is at the very heart of the company’s product development process. Collaborations are always a subtle synthesis of artistic freedom, production know-how and industry knowledge. This philosophy has shaped the company’s culture since its early partnerships with seminal designers like Charles & Ray Eames and George Nelson.