Transform! Designing the Future of Energy

WEDNESDAY MATINEE (DE) | 17 July 2024

10 am, Vitra Design Museum

Buildings, infrastructures, and devices for generating, distributing, and using energy are the products of human design creativity. This dialogue tour explores the ongoing energy transition from a design perspective: from everyday devices based on renewable energies to solar buildings and wind farms. Join us and discover how design can assist us in switching to renewable energies and reducing our energy consumption!

€ 10 per person, no registration required

Take a look behind the scenes of the production at the Vitra Campus. Experience different steps of the manufacturing process of the Aluminium Chair on a guided tour in the production hall of Frank Gehry. The chair developed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1958 is considered one of the greatest furniture designs of the 20th century. Vitra has been producing this timeless classic over a period of decades in the same superior quality. Find out more about its history as well as the significance of innovation, quality and sustainability at Vitra. The tour is followed by an introduction to Vitra’s test centre.

Every Wednesday and Thursday (except for public holidays) 13:30 pm, VitraHaus. The tour will be held in German. 

Take a look behind the scenes of the production at the Vitra Campus. Experience different steps of the manufacturing process of the Aluminium Chair on a guided tour in the production hall of Frank Gehry. The chair developed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1958 is considered one of the greatest furniture designs of the 20th century. Vitra has been producing this timeless classic over a period of decades in the same superior quality. Find out more about its history as well as the significance of innovation, quality and sustainability at Vitra. The tour is followed by an introduction to Vitra’s test centre.

Every Wednesday and Thursday (except for public holidays) 13:30 pm, VitraHaus. The tour will be held in German.