Today we visited the Vitra Design Museum in nearby Weil am Rhein.
Through May 3rd the museum has an exhibition on George Nelson, the designer who’s designs the Vitra company has been manufacturing for decades. While we only went to the Nelson exhibition the museum also offers a guided architectural tour of the campus where you can learn about museum building designed by Frank Gehry as well as the other buildings on campus such as the firestation by Zaha Hadid. We’re saving the tour for a day when the weather is nicer.
What did we like best about the exhibition? When sitting down to watch one of Nelson’s movies you get to sit (or more accurately lounge) in one of Nelson’s own designs – the Coconut Chair.
We’re continuously amazed at both the number and the quality of the museums in the Basel area and are happy to add Vitra Design to our list of museums to revisit.
