Event
Date
Location
Description
009
Event 009
Date
Location
Vitsœ Headquarters + Production Building
Leamington Spa. CV31 3NT
Description
Event 009 examines the purpose-built headquarters of Vitsœ. Like its Dieter Rams-designed furniture, the building was conceived as a universal modular system – a kit of parts. For Concrete Communities 009, a guided tour and lunch will take place.
All attendees are invited to view the two exhibitions taking place – The Strong Collection (75 items from Tom Strong’s 250+ item collection of Dieter Rams-designed Braun products) and the Architectural Review magazines archive, with magazines dating from 1938 to 2024.
The building’s structure, walls, roof, and wall-insulation are all made of wood. Vitsœ has used beech in its furniture since 1959, so it was entirely appropriate that the building’s structure is constructed of beech laminate-veneer lumber.
Documenting 009
We were invited back to Vitsœ for the second year running and asked to produce another guided tour of the building. The event was a huge success, selling out within 48 hours (it even spawned its own waiting list). With such high numbers, we had to split the event into two different tour groups – one led by Mark Adams, the other by Daniel Calderbank. The weather this time around couldn’t have been better. A crisp, bright day with glorious sunshine and clear blue skies, it was the perfect way to show off the building. After lunch, Vitsœ tote bags and Concrete Communities picture postcards were handed out to every guest as a thank you gift.
