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Urs Felber
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<p>Urs Felber (born 10 July 1942), a pioneer of furniture design, was the CEO of <a href="/facts/Vitra_(furniture)/qkp4cSXQ">Vitra USA</a>. Felber was also the board director for several companies including Swissflex and was chairman and principal shareholder for the furniture company Dietiker AG. </p><p>Felber was born <a href="/facts/Egerkingen/HoxdUrLh">Egerkingen</a>, <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a>. He studied engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) before going on to get design management degrees at Stanford University and the University of Fribourg. He then went on to become the president of Vitra USA and board director for several companies. </p><p>Felber died on 26 April 2010 at the age of 67. His daughter, Nathalie Felber, then became the CEO of the Swiss company Dietiker AG. </p>