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We've updated our web galleries with photographs of the 606 Shelving System, 620 Chair and 621 Table in their natural habitat – our customers’ homes and workplaces. Take a tour at: , and
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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On the occasion of his 89th year, and after 62 years working together, we take great pleasure in wishing
#dieterrams
a very happy birthday.
To celebrate, the film ‘Rams’ has been made free to watch today by
@gary_hustwit
at:
#vitsoe
: Design Dieter Rams
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Composed
As a photographer, it is no surprise that Evelyn Dragan’s bookshelves are so beautifully composed. Indeed, it is the arrangement of books, lamps, and vases that catch the eye, whilst the shelving they sit upon fades gently into the background…
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Curious colleague. Pierogi the cat – officemate of creative director/typographer
@_EricHu
and ceramicist
@millymcai
– enjoying a break beside their 606 home-office system in Brooklyn, NYC. Begin planning your own 606 system at:
#vitsoe
: Design Dieter Rams
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Dieter Rams at 90.
#vitsoe
’s designer celebrates his 90th birthday today. To mark the occasion, we’ve published a new Vitsœ Voice story (with words from Dieter himself) and a link to a free stream of
@gary_hustwit
’s ‘Rams’ film at: . Happy birthday, Dieter!
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Dieter Rams gave his famous speech titled ‘Design by Vitsœ’ in 1976.
Believing that good design can only come from an understanding of people, Rams asked designers – indeed, everyone – to take more responsibility for the state of the world around them.
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#dieterrams
#vitsoe
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The chair necessities…
A new, black leather, two-seat 620 sofa completes this wonderful home-office belonging to @fatih , a software Engineer, photographer, and self-confessed ‘design addict’ from Ankara, Turkey.
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Dieter Rams’s 1955 sketch
Contrary to popular assumptions, Dieter Rams – Vitsœ’s designer – was initially recruited to German electrical products company ‘Braun’ as an interior architect, and not as an industrial designer.
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See ‘Rams’ free, again! If you missed the recent free streaming of
@gary_hustwit
’s
#dieterrams
film, there’s another chance to see it this weekend for
@dezeen
’s Virtual Design Festival. It's free to watch Fri 1 May (9am EST) to Sun 3 May (midnight EST) at:
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“My new 606 Universal Shelving System, designed by Dieter Rams in 1960. A lifetime dream just became real”
For design enthusiast,
@fatih
, Vitsœ has long been at the top of his bucket-list. Swipe to see Fatih’s dream come to realisation.
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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Tucked in
A place to rest, and tables to nest. Something to daydream about on a Monday.
Designed by Dieter Rams in 1962, the 621 Table comes in two sizes (small and large) and two colours (off-white and black) at: .
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Working quietly in the backdrop of this wonderfully curated office space, the 606 Universal Shelving System adds function and style, and will surely make its way into many a video call…
Thank you to
@ugmonk
for the video.
Visit:
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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NYC WFH . A
#vitsoe
work-from-home set-up in
@jeongsteph
’s Brooklyn apartment. The desk-shelf can be used either way up—for a laptop or monitor + keyboard —and can be set at your preferred height by adjusting just two removable pins. Plan a home-office at:
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Green, off-white, and red 🇮🇹
This off-white system, in an Italian home, is brought alive by pops of red and green. Even more satisfying though: the shelves, hanging rail, and cabinet offer a range of uses all in one system.
Visit:
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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Rams: UK television premier.
@gary_hustwit
’s documentary about designer Dieter Rams (original music by
@brianeno
) will be broadcast on
@BBCFOUR
Monday 19 August, 21:00 (BST) and available on BBC iPlayer thereafter
#ramsfilm
#dieterrams
#vitsoe
#bbc4
#bbcfour
#bbciplayer
#brianeno
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Reduce, reuse, cycle…
The Tour de France 2023 began this weekend, and here at Vitsœ, cycling is rather close to our hearts…
Pictured is our bike room, at the entrance of Vitsœ’s HQ and production building in Royal Leamington Spa, England.
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New beginnings. Our customers Urs & Kat recently moved to the Netherlands from the USA, and installed this beautiful 606 system in their new lounge. It includes cabinets, metal shelves, a sloping shelf and lacquered single-shelves (to sit seamlessly alongside the cabinet-tops).
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Happy birthday, Dieter Rams.
His work, as our designer, now spans a remarkable 57 years.
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“A few people asked me if Vitsœ’s 606 Universal Shelving System is sturdy enough to store lots of vinyl. I think images speak louder than words—here’s my recent installation. This is about 3k records. I can definitely endorse it!” (thanks to Snows_Ov_Gethen for the words & pic).
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Black Friday insanity:
Vitsoe shops closed on 27 November
Read more about our ethos at
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Here is the fifth issue of Vitsœ Voice.
Vitsœ Voice is about unravelling the conundrum that is living better with less that lasts longer. We thank everyone involved in each of these stories, and hope that those who read a few find encouragement to continue along our shared path.
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Vitsœ (pronounced ‘vit-sue’) was the name of the company’s founder, Niels Vitsœ (1913-1995).
While selling Danish furniture in post-war Germany, this man of immense charm, grace, determination and dry wit was introduced to a youthful
#Dieterrams
by fellow designer Otto Zapf.
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It’s only been open for a few hours so far, but ‘The Modernist Book Fair’ at our Marylebone shop has been bustling all-morning-long with an enthused crowd of visitors for London Design Festival 2023.
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Happy birthday, Dieter
It’s Dieter Rams’ birthday, watch “Rams” free!
Tomorrow, design legend Dieter Rams turns 91. Happy Birthday Dieter! To celebrate we'll be streaming my documentary "Rams" free all weekend, starting now through midnight on Sunday at Chance Operations.
Link in my bio to watch it!
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“We’re loving the shelves—our only complaint is that we wish we had more wall space to expand the system!” An impressive book collection on 606 shelves with an equally impressive view of Manhattan skyline. Our thanks to
#vitsoe
customer Eric Li in Brooklyn for the words & photos.
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Our shelves at
@DSMNY
to present impressive collction of rare
@COMMEGARCONS
-published books from
@ideabooks
. Must see
http://t.co/b1CE52BRUY
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Music to our ears!
@brianeno
’s original soundtrack to ‘Rams’ –
@gary_hustwit
’s
#dieterrams
documentary – is being released on white vinyl for
#recordstoreday2020
, 18 April. Meanwhile, you can watch the film now on Amazon, AppleTV or Vimeo (search ‘Rams film’)
#vitsoe
#brianeno
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It is a familiar sight to many of us at Vitsœ: Mark Adams and Dieter Rams critiquing what they see through a Vitsœ shop window. They have been doing it together for nearly 40 years. Here they are last week at our Marylebone Lane shop...
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’Rams’ on iPlayer - final call! Just a few days left to catch
@gary_hustwit
’s film about designer Dieter Rams on BBC iPlayer. Watch it free in the UK until 18 Sept.
Alternatively, rent/buy the full version, indefinitely, on Apple iTunes worldwide
#dieterrams
#garyhustwit
#vitsoe
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Long-term aims
In this document from 1970, eleven years after his 1959 founding, Niels Vitsœ reaffirmed the aims of his company.
Five decades on, in 2023, down-to-earth design, honesty, harmony and taste remain at the very heart of Vitsœ.
#vitsoearchive
#vitsoe
#nielsvitsoe
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Musical chairs
These French customers clearly have an ear for good design.
The 606 Universal Shelving System does not loudly take up space – it remains neutral and restrained, to leave room for the user’s self-expression.
Visit:
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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“Super efficient shelves with the flexibility to feed my verve for small-space organisation”
Sounds like 606 to us! 🎶
Note the 36cm deep shelf has been flipped and fashioned as a magnetic pinboard.
Visit:
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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Travelling exhibition ‘Dieter Rams: A look back and ahead’ by Klaus Klemp arrived this week at
@GI_NewYork
. Exploring Rams’s design history and ethos, it runs until 24 May at: Goethe-Institut New York, 30 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003. Further details:
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From sunrise to sunset
The 606 Universal Shelving System can be reconfigured throughout the different phases of one’s life.
Start small. Add to it. Take it with you. Reconfigure it. Hand it on ... the cycle continues.
Plan your 606:
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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Treading lightly
At Vitsœ, we feel much too much store is put on the merits of recycling. We believe that reuse is of greater importance. If you can reuse, you are constantly putting off the day until you have to recycle.
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#vitsoe
#treadinglightly
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I get around! A semi-wall mounted 606 system with beech cabinets in a London home. Note how the semi-wall mounted structure gets around that awkward upright wall obstruction. Wouldn’t it be nice to become a beech boy or girl yourself? Plan your own 606 at:
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Dieter Rams turns 85 today. Read Mark Adams’s story of his 30-year career with Rams at
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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The sound of wall-mounted music 🎵
This very impressive collection of CDs and vinyl resides in a South London home, on a black, wall-mounted 606 Universal Shelving System.
Configure a place to display your passions at:
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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620 and 606 freshly assembled and installed for
@GoogleDesign
's
#span16
event. The event will be livestreamed at 11:00 am PDT.
#vitsoe
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‘Dieter Rams. Looking Back and Ahead’, an exhibition at
#museumangewandtekunst
, Frankfurt, was visited last week by the man himself. The exhibition poses the question: How should we continue to design our world so that it can survive?
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
(pic: Wolfgang Günzel)
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Toying around
Have you ever seen a more lively or playful use of 606? Across the system is a scattering of plants. In amongst this greenery, it has also been populated by many a friendly soft-toy face. Spot those (Easter) eggs…
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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Sorry, no sale. Sales are for clearing stock before it becomes obsolete. For 60 years Vitsœ has stood against product obsolescence, which means you can still add shelves to your existing system. That’s why we don't have any obsolete stock. Find out more at
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One more chance to see ‘Rams’ free – 1 day only! Tomorrow, Wed 20 May (which is also Dieter Rams’s 88th birthday)
@gary_hustwit
is streaming his film ‘Rams’ once more as free lockdown entertainment at: from 12pm [EST] for 24hrs. Happy birthday
#dieterrams
!
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“OMG, it was a dream to put up. The experience of unboxing, plus all the tools included, plus the design of the installation process was truly beautiful. I had a friend help me, and we were both just wowed.” Our thanks to Dani Balenson in NYC for the kind words and photo.
#vitsoe
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Wunderbar wall-mounted. A 606 wall-mounted system neatly configured around a wall-mounted television (pic 1) along with a ‘preview’ shot of the system before loading (pic 2). With thanks to our customer Angelika in Hamburg. Find more inventive 606 uses at:
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This sign hangs in the window of our New York shop today. More info at
http://t.co/tQ5oxh6S7H
#BlackFriday
#nosale
http://t.co/iXue4Gc8hL
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A system set up for serious work and big ideas.
With three 606 desk-shelves lined up in a row, this curious customer has plenty of space to organise their work … you’re never too young to perfect your work-from-home set up.
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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Happy birthday, Dieter
Today, on 20 May 2023, one of the most influential industrial designers of the 20th century celebrates his birthday … Dieter Rams turns 91.
Here at
#vitsoe
, there is more to
#dieterrams
that warrants a celebration for just one day a year...
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Watch ‘Rams’ for free! Filmmaker
@gary_hustwit
is kindly streaming his design films at no cost to entertain those of us stuck indoors. From Tue 7 April it is the turn of the
#dieterrams
documentary ‘Rams’ (original score by Brian Eno):
#vitsoe
#garyhustwit
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“I am absolutely in love with my system”
In Toronto, Astrid has began a new love-affair with her living room. Mounted across an entire wall is an impressive 606 Universal Shelving System.
Begin living with Vitsœ:
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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Eschewing fashion
The ability of a product to transcend fashion, style and taste – and so achieve timelessness – is easy to write about but more difficult to achieve. 606 seems to be doing very little at all. And that’s exactly the point.
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#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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In harmony with homework
Our desks, shelves, cabinets and tables are simply hung with removable pins from the aluminium E-Tracks – without the need for tools.
So as you graduate from homework, to university studies, to office working,
#vitsoe
shelves grow with you…
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Staggering system-thinking
In this Chicago home, this semi-wall mounted 606 system follows the path of the slanted roof. The storage possibilities of 606 have been warmly welcomed by this wall-space – to its maximal capacity.
Visit:
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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We took the first of these photos in a customer home in 2014 (606 with grey staircase). The customer has since moved and—like many other
#Vits
œ customers—took their shelving with them. This year we visited it in its new home (pics 2-4) where it has been added to and rearranged.
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Record Store Day 2022. Ahead of global
@recordstoreday
@RSDUK
@RSDCanada
@RSDAustralia
tomorrow, 23 April – an event dear to our hearts at
#vitsoe
– we’re sharing a few of our favourite 606 systems safely storing some of our customers’ precious vinyl collections.
#RSD22
#RSD2022
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1 shelf, 3 ways. 606 shelves can be hung in 3 orientations, as seen here in a customer photo (thanks to
@mchgst
, Amsterdam). Up top, bookshelves with natural bookends. Below, flipped upside-down for twin decks and vinyl. And middle, hung vertically as a magnetic display-board.
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606 WFH tips – 1: the desk-shelf (left) can be positioned at any height by adjusting just 2 pins. 2: the magnetic display-panel (right) is a standard shelf, rotated and hung vertically. 3: shelves hung upside-down (right) create a continuous surface with adjacent cabinets
#vitsoe
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Less, but better … 2x
#vitsoe
shelves—one inverted—for turntable and vinyl in the home of photographer
@patrickdiokno
, Pasig City, the Philippines (note the 606 bookend holding the records in place). See:
Vitsœ: living better, with less, that lasts longer
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Brooklyn books
This calming, cream-toned living room in Brooklyn, New York, is complemented perfectly by an impressive yet unobtrusive 606 Universal Shelving System in off-white.
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Our new building has north-facing rooflights to provide as much even daylight as possible. This is bay 16, where we plan our communications.
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It has been a privilege to work with
@gary_hustwit
on his upcoming documentary on Dieter Rams and we were thrilled to hear that Brian Eno agreed to score. Congratulations, Gary. Looking forward to the release.
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
#brianeno
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Let me entertain you! Wall-mounted 606 shelves for books, TV, turntable and vinyl in the Paris home of Sophie Jouanneault and Lucie Pétré. The 606 Universal Shelving System is a modular, adaptable, kit-of-parts, designed by
#dieterrams
for
#vitsoe
in 1960:
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Yin and yang
This Swiss kitchen/living space features two different (but harmonious) 606 Universal Shelving Systems.
The first is off-white and wall mounted for extra kitchen storage. The second is a black compressed system for books, functioning as a room divider too.
#vitsoe
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Daleum’s dozy days
In South Korea, a family are using all of Vitsœ’s products to their fullest in their home; “we are so satisfied with their functionality”.
For Daleum, 620’s function is to be as comfortable as possible – for all her dozy days.
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Take a load off. The perfect spot for some quiet, year-end reflection and relaxation – with books, box-sets and beverages all at hand on this wall-mounted
#vitsoe
606 shelving. Thanks to
@widlic
and
@DiMaggioKris
for kindly sharing this photo from their New York apartment.
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Living with loveliness
This customer in South Korea has curated a calming and comfortable living space, for both herself and her four-legged friends
Begin living with Vitsœ: and
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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You can always rely on your pet to claim the comfiest spots in a home. For this South Korean customer, her two-seater 620 sofa is all too often occupied – perhaps she’ll need a third chair to make up a three-seater sofa…
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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California dreaming. A dream home-working set-up in the Bay Area. A 606 cabinet and desk-shelves with plenty of shelf-storage beneath. Working hard and looking sharp on the American west-coast, or wherever in the world you choose. Start planning yours at:
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Dreams realised
A 606 concept-sketch (pic 1) dreamt-up by Brussels-based designer Julien Renault, followed by his resulting shelving system (following pics 2-3)...
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Cinnamon is often described as sweet and woody with a warm, earthy flavour. The same might be said of this Polish home.
Amidst the timber tones, is a low-back 620 Chair, with an off-white shell and cinnamon leather upholstery.
Visit:
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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“Everything arrived perfectly, installation was incredibly simple and quick, and we love the results—we'll be looking for any other spaces around the house that we can update with some Vitsœ magic.” Kind words and lovely photograph from a
#vitsoe
customer in north-east London.
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#vitsoe
customer Lisa Rubisch recently moved into this New York City loft apartment. Taking advantage of a ‘split’ wall surface over exposed-brickwork, she’s installed 606 shelving for books above the gap, and a mix of cabinets ‘floating’ in a row below. Photos:
@jessicaantola
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Shot from both sides, a compressed, floor-to-ceiling, double-sided 606 shelving system forming a partition—fully loaded with books—in the home-office of Thomas Schmidt (architect at
@SSP_Bochum
) in his refurbished 1950s house, Dortmund, Germany. Pic: Joachim Schumacher
#vitsoe
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Levelling with you. We supply a specially designed spirit-level to customers who self-install, making it easy to achieve perfect alignment and spacing. We’re delighted to see this customer keeps his on display among other treasured items on his 606 system.
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“Part of the responsibility of the designer is to deal with the power cords.” Tom Strong
#thestrongcollection
#LDF17
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Three-by-three. 3 bays of home-office bookshelves with 3 beech desk-shelves below—and 3 extra shelves hung vertically to form magnetic notice boards—in the home of Vitsœ customer
@mybestfred
, Seattle, Washington. Plan your own home-office system at
#vitsoe
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From
#vitsoe
customer Gustavo Sonoda in Munich: “The idea behind using the 606 Shelving System is that it complements the way I work, which is an organised chaos. Vitsoe brings the organised part to the table.” Here’s his double-sided compressed system, with standing workstation.
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A study in black.
A
#vitsoe
606 home-office system including bookshelves, an integrated-table desk and high-level cabinets, all wall-mounted around the windows of a customer’s home in Cheltenham, UK. Begin planning your own home-study system at
#dieterrams
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“I couldn’t be happier with my
#vitsoe
shelving. There’s nothing I’d change. It fits my space perfectly, and has completely transformed the room. I actually find it difficult to go into the office these days, thanks in large part to Vitsœ” (thank you Brandon Thiessen, Vancouver)
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What does your WFH set-up look like?
This South Korean customer requires only the essentials: a
#606universalshelvingsystem
featuring a shelf, desk shelf, and cabinet.
It’s easier to work well when your furniture works for you…
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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Mark Adams talking shop – quite literally – with Dieter Rams, on Dieter’s first visit to Vitsœ’s new London shop at 21 Marylebone Lane.
Vitsœ: living better, with less, that lasts longer ... for 60 years.
#vitsoe
# dieterrams
#marylebone
Photo:
@olivier_hess
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The
#606universalshelvingsystem
is like a blank canvas which almost disappears when covered with your life. And the easy interchangeability of components invites rearrangement. Thanks to our customer Catherine for these great photos before and after the addition of extra shelves.
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Welcoming Dieter...
Dieter Rams recently joined us on a visit to our UK headquarters and shops—just a few months shy of his 92nd birthday—for some engaging, insightful, creative conversation.
Fortunately, our fly on the wall was observing…
Vitsœ Voice:
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“The system turned out fantastic and perfectly fits the space we have.” A 2-bay WFH set-up with desk-shelf and cabinet in a remodelled Eichler home belonging to
#vitsoe
customers Brad & Erin Hansen, San Jose, California. Visit to find out more.
#dieterrams
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We had this photo up our sleeve ready to celebrate what should have been
#recordstoreday
today (now postponed to 20 June). Nonetheless, it’s still a good excuse to mark
#rsdfillthegap
in support of independent record shops and other small businesses online.
#vitsoe
#dieterrams
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