TY - JOUR TI - Vitra. Fine architecture or marketing gimmick? AU - Wykrota, Aleksandra AU - Zimnoch, Maria TI - Vitra. Fine architecture or marketing gimmick? AB - Vitra is undeniably a pioneer in the field of product and interior design and for over 60 years has been known as a top brand in the furniture industry. Even though it creates objects mainly from the field of industrial design, it is also known for the amazing architecture of the company’s headquarters. How did the architecture become the firm’s showcase? Why did Vitra decide to pump a gigantic amount of money into the development of the factory buildings that could also have been a group of bunkhouses and nobody would have been shocked? The answer to these questions is one simple truth – Vitra bet on AUTHENTICITY. VL - 2018 IS - Volume 1/2018 PY - 2018 SN - 2544-0853 C1 - 2544-6630 SP - 119 EP - 131 DO - 10.4467/00000000PUA.18.007.8615 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przestrzen-urbanistyka-architektura/article/vitra-dobra-architektura-czy-chwyt-marketingowy KW - Vitra KW - marketing KW - architecture KW - design KW - communication