Vitra’s New Office Furniture Blurs Line Between Work and Play

Vitra’s New Office Furniture Blurs Line Between Work and Play

"We believe you should use an office like you would a city," says Jo Kaiser, managing director of the North American operations of Vitra. Kaiser is explaining "Citizen Office," a concept the Swiss-based furniture maker initiated in 1991 for an eminently configurable workplace environment that gives employees full range of the space. Almost 20 years later, Vitra is introducing some inventive new products that push the concept even further.

Nerdgasm! Star Wars Drawings Made Only With Type

Nerdgasm! Star Wars Drawings Made Only With Type

Who's dorkier: Star Wars fans or type nerds? It's probably a toss-up. Especially now that Italian agency H-57 Creative Station has created a series of illustrations that'll drive members of either tribe into a geeked-out frenzy. (This blogger included.)

Here's Darth Vader, built from Helvetica, Bodoni, Times, Rockwell and -- appropriately enough -- Bureau Empire:

Each illustration includes a helpful legend showing exactly which typefaces were used to create each character.