The company Vitsœ + Zapf was founded in Frankfurt am Main, Germany in 1959 by Danish furniture dealer Niels Vitsœ and German industrial designer Otto Zapf to produce furniture designed by Dieter Rams, who was already working for the consumer products company, Braun.

Rams produced numerous furniture designs for Vitsœ, including the 606 Universal Shelving System and the 620 Chair programme.

[3] Following several years of financial difficulties, the company was rescued by managing director Mark Adams in the 1990s, and moved production to the United Kingdom.

[4][5] In 2017 Vitsœ moved its workshop to a new HQ and production building, purpose-built out of wood and glass in Royal Leamington Spa, in central England.

[6][7][8] Vitsœ produces and sells the 606 Universal Shelving System (introduced in 1960)[9] and the 620 Chair, both designed by Rams.