From Basel BirkhäuserFrom Basel takes the city of Basel as starting point for a multidimensional and multivocal study. It is arranged as an interplay between texts and images: A portrait of Herzog & de Meuron whose works have inscribed themselves in the citys landscape which has grown into a trinational metropolis. It traces the physiognomy of an expanded historical territory, both monumental and intimate. The book consists of three individual parts: an essay by Jean
effect especially at night
whose creative approach to wood turning result in a unique and efficient design
a crossroad between analogue & digital
All Black is a curated selection of our existing Herzog & de Meuron branded furniture pieces that are exclusively manufactured in Switzerland
The book is available in three separate language editions: French
Published by Hauser & Wirth Publishers
The Jingzi lamp was inspired by the organic form of a hanging droplet and resulted from the design process for the lighting and hanging plants of the Kunsthalle Café at Fünf Höfe
Moderated by Philip Ursprung
Lounge Chair combines the characteristics of a low seat with the functionality of a deck chair to create a piece of furniture that is comfortable but not bulky
Gallen with the floor version of the lamp developed later and used in the project Elsässertor in Basel
The result is a chair composed of two intersecting planes that form the structure
Turned from a block of wood in one single movement