Cushions – Vitra

Alexander Girard Cushions

In his work, the architect and designer Alexander Girard paired motifs from folk art sources with abstract patterns. Many of his figures and patterns exude a cheery playfulness, and thanks to their vivid colours, even his simplest graphic images possess a high degree of differentiation. The Graphic Print Pillows are now bringing a number of these designs to life again: abstract graphics and expressive figurative motifs create striking accents.

Graphic Print Pillows (1961)

Materials Cotton, printed inkjet process, filling with feather and down.  

Eyes
30 x 40 cm

International Love Heart
40 x 40 cm

Embroidered Pillows (1952)

Materials Twill, filling with feather and down

Double Heart, red
40 x 40 cm

Coussins Herringbone (2019)

Created by Raw-Edges, the Herringbone Collection emerged from the studio's interest in the technique of immersion dyeing. The transformations of different materials and shapes when parts of them are dipped in a dye bath exert an almost magical fascination on the design duo Shay Alkalay and Yael Mer.

Materials 100% Cotton, duck half-down filling

Herringbone olive
40 x 40 cm