The architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron founded an architecture office in Basel in 1978. Since then they have opened other branches in Hamburg, Hong Kong, London and New York.
The duo became famous for their well-known, sometimes controversial designs like the Munich Allianz Arena and the Elbphilarmonie in Hamburg. Other celebrated works by Herzog & de Meuron are the extension of the Tate Gallery of Modern Art in London and the Olympic Stadion of Peking, sometimes called "Bird's Nest" due to its shape, as well as the skyscraper 56 Leonard Street in Manhattan.
Simultaneously with the building designs, they also created door handles, handrails, hooks and furniture. Herzog & de Meuron developed lights, seats and tables that can also be used in other contexts.
The lights Pipe and Unterlinden which were created in collaboration with Artemide are especially remarkable. Unterlinden was awarded the Design Plus Award 2016 with the mention "Best of the Best". These pendant lights, originally created for museums, are suitable to use above dining tables in living spaces.