Vitra first introduced the Polder sofa in 2005. With its unusual shape and carefully crafted combination of colours, materials and textures, it made a mark on the typology of the contemporary sofa. Now, 10 years later the Polder Sofa has been updated with a new version; Polder Compact. The new interpretation of the sofa is most clearly evident in the revised shape, richer fabric colours and increased comfort. The Polder Compact features a body with two fixed armrests in different heights. The higher armrest can be on either side.
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.
