The work of Finnish interior architect and furniture designer Yrjö Kukkapuro has received a new home as part of the Artek Collection. The Karuselli lounge chair with it’s futuristic yet inviting design is the first of this addition. The lounge chair and ottoman feature a white fiberglass shell and base with chromed steel accents and […]

A chair designed 70 years ago is getting a very of-the-moment makeover from Hella Jongerius.The prolific Dutch designer is giving Armchair 401, a classic created by Alvar Aalto in 1933, a contemporary makeover via darker wood finishes and ravishing color blocked textiles—part of an initial collaboration with Artek on a ‘crisp and tactile collection of […]

Designed for the home-office, Konstantin Grcic’s first chair for Artek, presented during Milan Design Week, is made from birch and features a circular seat that follows its rotational movement. Konstantin Grcic’s first design for Artek, the multifunctional Rival chair has been designed for those who work from home. With the use of materials, a mix […]

The stackable stool 60 created in 1933 by Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) represents the quintessence of functionalist furniture design. The simple idea behind this now-classic stool is based on three bent legs and a round seat. The secret of the original Aalto stool´s success lies in its legs´unique bends that eventually became the distinctive feature of […]

llmari Tapiovaara was one of the greatest interior architects and designers of his era. With the mind of anexplorer and a soul of a craftsman, Tapiovaara was always seeking for new solutions to improve everyday objects. During his long career Tapiovaara created dozens of iconic objects loved by the public. Artek’s relaunch of Tapiovaara’s Lukki […]

finnish design company artek celebrates 75 years and for this year’s milan design week they present ‘white’, a new collection of lighting solutions designed by the company’s design director ville kokkonen. comprised of four different fittings (a fifth is to be released later this year), ‘white’ is the result of artek studio’s research and use […]

What was once old has become new again, or so it goes with the Artek re-issue of Finnish designer Ilmari Tapiovaara’s Kiki Collection. A winner of the gold prize at Milan’s 1960 Triennale, the collection illustrated a stylistic evolution of the interior architect’s preference for local organic material into something more industrial. Similar pieces were […]

Two different brands, Arktek and Comme des Garcons, came together to create this unique fragrance that depicts the scent of timeless design. The scent, Standard, was developed by both brands’ mutual curiosity of re-inventing design. Standard is a new fragrance with a distinct Boreal flavor with a hint of metallic tang and lemon-ginger opening. It […]