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Designed in Finland. Made for the world.

Designed in Finland. Made for the world.

2025 is a year of celebration at Artek. It marks 90 years since four visionary young founders set out to create a new kind of furniture company. Their goal? Bringing Finland to the world, and the world to Finland. To...

How Villa Mairea came to embody the Artek Interior

How Villa Mairea came to embody the Artek Interior

Finished in 1939, Aino and Alvar Aalto’s modernist masterpiece became a symbol of Artek’s ongoing quest to merge function with artistic expression in the home.

A space for showing and a home for living

A space for showing and a home for living

When used thoughtfully, natural and warm materials create welcoming spaces to be equally enjoyed privately and with guests. Maison Louis Carré, completed in 1959, perfectly embodies this duality.

Forest Collection

Forest Collection

The Forest Collection introduces a new "wild birch" wood selection developed by Artek and design studio Formafantasma. Classic Aalto furniture pieces are made using more of the tree, embracing the natural variations...

Crafted Through Time

Crafted Through Time

Creating interiors that merge function with artistic expression has been central to Artek’s ideology since 1935. Ever since Aino Aalto’s creative direction of the company, the quest for beauty in every part of...

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