Originally designed for the North Delegates Lounge at the UN headquarters in New York, the Vitra East River Chair is now available in leather. With a distinctive form, casually combining a wide range of materials, including wood, metal and leather, the chair is an eye-catching piece. Depending on the selection of leather combinations, the chair has a very different expression, ranging from muted and calm to cheerful and bright. The chair is upholstered in Vitra Premium leather, Vitra's highest quality leather, ensuring durability and quality for years to come.
Dutch industrial designer Hella Jongerius was born in de Meern, Holland in 1963. She studied at the Academy for Industrial Design, in Eindhoven and first gained notoriety in 1993 as a member of the renowned Dutch design group Droog Design. In 2000 she started her own Rotterdam-based design company with the company-name 'JongeriusLab'.
JongeriusLab creates a unique collection of products including contemporary ceramics, textiles, tableware and modern furniture. Her works deliberately show the traces of how they were made, embracing imperfections and unusual mixtures of materials and techniques.