Designer · Germany · 1942–2019
Burkhard Vogtherr
Burkhard Vogtherr (1942–2019) – German furniture designer, independent from 1972, worked with Fritz Hansen, Rolf Benz, Cappellini and Davis Furniture.
About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1942–2019
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturers
- Rosenthal
Burkhard Vogtherr was born on 18 May 1942 in Germany and died in October 2019. Before studying, he trained as a furniture cabinetmaker, then studied industrial design in Kassel and Wuppertal, graduating in 1967. From 1972, he worked as an independent designer; his studio was based in Mulhouse, France, and operated until the designer's death.
Vogtherr worked with manufacturers from many countries, including Fritz Hansen, Rolf Benz, Cappellini, Arflex, Klöber, Arco, Girsberger, Sellex and Dietiker. From the mid-1980s, he worked with the American company Davis Furniture, which launched his Motion armchair on the US market in 1987. For the Dutch company Arco, he designed the Frame Chair in 2000.
His work also includes the Webb, Modo, Lucid and M75 models for Davis, Sketch for Arco, Tasso for Klöber, Felix for Arflex, and Swing and Back for Sellex. At MIDMOD, furniture and seats designed by Burkhard Vogtherr are available as pieces from the secondary market.
Key designs
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Motion
armchair introduced to the US market
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Frame Chair
chair
