Artek headquartered in Finland doesn’t just make furniture, they have a strong presence of modernism in everyday environments. They have a great “projects” section of their site that really shows of their sense of minimal modern design. More pics after the jump
Artek was founded in 1935 by four young idealists: Alvar and Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl. The business idea of the company was “to sell furniture and to promote modern culture of habitation by exhibitions and other means.” The founders of Artek advocated a new kind of environment for everyday life. They believed in a grand synthesis of the arts and wanted to make a difference in town planning as well as architecture and design.
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