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Rolf Fehlbaum: Mister Vitra
He has worked with the most important designers and architects, created a unique campus and made furnishing less hierarchical: we celebrate Rolf Fehlbaum on his eightieth birthday.
By Thomas Wagner.
Whenever and wherever you meet Rolf Fehlbaum, he appears friendly and modest, is well informed, listens attentively.
His appearance matches this: The only accent on his now bald, concise head is his never-fashionable glasses. A white shirt, perfectly cut, the tieless collar open or buttoned depending on the occasion, plus a black jacket – Mister Vitra, as he could also be called, appreciates noble normality.
It suits the understatement that has characterised his appearance for decades that, were it possible for him to make a bold leap in time, he would prefer to escape anniversaries (such as his 80th birthday on 6 April) by travelling away.
Uta Brandes rightly observed about him 30 years ago: Rolf Fehlbaum “does not want to hold on and above al