East River Chair
Hella Jongerius, 2014
Products designed by Hella Jongerius demonstrate a unique blend of industry and craft, high and low-tech, traditional and modern – characteristics which are also evident in the East River Chair: with its distinctive form and casual combination of such diverse materials as wood, metal, leather and fabric, this small armchair clearly bears the Dutch designer's signature.
The colours of the East River Chair are carefully coordinated. Each colour combination gives the chair a very different look, ranging from muted and calm to cheerful and bright. The selected colours and materials have more than just an aesthetic purpose: the leather covers protect the armrests from dirt and wear and the thicker padding of the seat cushion extends into the backrest, offering comfortable lumbar support.
In 2013, Hella Jongerius and Vitra collaborated on the design of a chair for the North Delegates Lounge at the UN headquarters in New York. This model served as a basis for the development of the East River Chair.
In 2013, Hella Jongerius and Vitra collaborated on the design of a chair for the North Delegates Lounge at the UN headquarters in New York. This model served as a basis for the development of the East River Chair.
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Light mix 01
65 Laser RE - ice blue/cream
05 Plano - cream white/sierra grey
71 Leather Premium F - sand
71 Hopsak - yellow/pastel green
Red mix 02
74 Laser RE - nude/light red
96 Plano - red/cognac
71 Leather Premium F - sand
63 Hopsak - red/poppy red
Green mix 04
63 Laser RE - warm grey/cream
69 Plano - dark grey
67 Leather Premium F - asphalt
70 Hopsak - grass green/forest
Blue mix 05
20 Laser RE - ice blue/moor brown
84 Hopsak - blue/moor brown
67 Leather Premium F - asphalt
66 Plano - nero
This product was designed by
Hella Jongerius
The Dutch designer Hella Jongerius lives and works in Berlin. She founded the Jongeriuslab studio in 1993 and began collaborating with Vitra in 2004. Since then, she has not only contributed a substantial number of designs to the continually expanding Vitra Home Collection, but has also applied her expertise in the realm of colours and materials to the Vitra Colour & Material Library.