Gardens of Eden
Vitra
What brings a company dedicated to interior design to commission a garden? Former Vitra CEO and chair collector Rolf Fehlbaum shares the story of how Vitra Campus came to be what it is today, complete with a Piet Oudolf garden: ‘This site actually started with the destruction of a garden.’
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VitraHaus, designed by Herzog & De Meuron, and the Piet Oudolf Garden at the Vitra Campus
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