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Manufacturer: Artek

133 Products, 13 Articles
1 Manufacturers & 16 Designers.
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Designpääkaupunki 2012

by Andrea Eschbach

Designpääkaupunki 2012
How much are titles, prizes and other distinctions really worth? What some consider a mark of quality is seen by others as a red rag. The Finnish capital Helsinki has been selected as the World Design Capital 2012 – and is definitely worth a visit.

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Return of the grid

by Markus Frenzl

Return of the grid
System furniture was long considered the epitome of no-fun and über-rational design, but now it is undergoing a revival. The new items of system furniture are proof that functionalist Modernism is being seen in a new light and mark the end
of the heyday of design art and limited editions.
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The drunken bar: Venetian Wanderings, Part 4

by Thomas Wagner

The drunken bar: Venetian Wanderings, Part 4
An Italian bar is at times often more than simply a bar. Sometimes those who enter it get quite drunk without having drunk anything, as Tobias Rehberger demonstrates impressively.

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One for all!

by Sandra Hofmeister

One for all!
Artek launcht das 10-Unit System von Shigeru Ban.

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Welcome to Design Wonderland

by Franziska Holzmann

Welcome to Design Wonderland
Helsinki Design Week - Kari Korkman, who initiated and organizes the event, describes it as "an annual festival for creativity", and a visit indeed confirms that it is easy to be swept along by the Finns' enthusiasm for design.
A breath of fresh air from the North

News & Stories | Salone del Mobile 2012

Like small poltergeists

Like small poltergeists
Wanton act or successful appropriation? For the Salone del Mobile designer Mike Meiré gave the "60" stool, a classic by Alvar Aalto, a colorful, coat of paint applied by hand. Jörg Zimmermann spoke to him about the concept.
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News & Stories | Salone del Mobile 2011 – supported by Villeroy & Boch Tiles

Milan is here again

Milan is here again

En route for Milan. It’s that time of the year; the Milan furniture salon is just round the corner and the design world is in pandemonium. To give you an idea of the countless events throughout the city we have compiled a list of what we consider to be the most promising among them.

Architecture

The kettle of innovation

The kettle of innovation
The environmentally innovative wood plastic composite UPM ProFi creates a visually unique marble white facade for the ‘Giant´s Kettle' the Finnish Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
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Positive Propaganda

by Sandra Hofmeister

Positive Propaganda
Artek is re-issuing an old, modular chair design created by Shigeru Ban in 1993, and is thus continuing its successful collaboration with the architect, making a statement fully in keeping with its corporate culture.

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The miracle grass

by Nora Sobich

The miracle grass
Bamboo has long since not just been an ingredient in Asian cooking; there are now laptops, bicycle frames and furniture made of the "wonder grass". It is one of the fasting growing renewable raw materials in the world and is currently the most popular, most loved ecological material.

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Sustainability as a Principle

by Daniel von Bernstorff

Sustainability as a Principle
With the Shigeru Ban pavilion in Milan, Finnish furniture manufacturer Artek and the forest product company UPM-Kymmene are pointing the way to a future dominated by ecological architecture and sustainability.