Artek (company)
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Artek is a Finnish furniture company. It was founded in December 1935 by architect Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino Aalto, visual arts promoter Maire Gullichsen and art historian Nils-Gustav Hahl. The fo
Artek's main store in Helsinki
Shigeru Ban, Artek Pavilion, 2007
Chairs and table by Artek at the Aalto-designed Academic Bookstore
Vitra (furniture)
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Vitra is a Swiss family-owned furniture company headquartered in Birsfelden, Switzerland. It manufactures the works of many furniture designers. Vitra is also known for the works of notable architects
Artek (company)
…Rakennustyötehdas Oy in Turku. That company was renamed Huonekalutehdas Korhonen Oy and moved to Littoinen, but now both companies are owned by Vitra (furniture). Artek have their own in-house designers, such as Ben af Schulten. Originally, the studio was set up ostensibly to assist Aalto's architects' office…
Factory building, Nicholas Grimshaw
Factory building and passage cover, Álvaro Siza
Vitra Design Museum, Frank Gehry
Vitra Fire Station, Zaha Hadid