Porta Volta
chairs
Herzog & de Meuron
“Until now, we’ve always created furniture — chairs and stools, tables, and lamps — spontaneously, intuitively, and in response to a personal need or a specific project in a specific place. This is why a geographical reference often figures in the names of our furniture and objects.”
Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron is an international architectural practice based in Basel, Switzerland. Established in 1978, the practice is led by the two founders together with the current Partners and the CEO. Today, an international team of over 600 collaborators is engaged in a wide range of projects across Europe, the Americas and Asia. The main office in Basel works in tandem with studios in Berlin and Munich, Paris, London, Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco, and site offices in Copenhagen, Jerusalem, and Hangzhou. In the course of developing their projects, Herzog & de Meuron have designed over 600 objects: pieces of furniture, light fixtures, textiles, and architectural details, such as coat hooks or door handles. These objects are tailor-made for specific buildings, places and the people that use them. H&dM Objects manages the pool of existing objects and creates new ones led by the Atelier and in collaboration with manufacturers, factories, and skilled craftspeople.
Herzog & de Meuron
for Molteni&C
