29/01-04   -   Pressemeldinger

Artek at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2004

During Stockholm Furniture Fair, February 4-8, 2004, Artek launches a new cooperation with Italian based Ratti, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of textiles for the fashion and design industry. In an elegant and fresh installation that plays on the striking combination of pure form and functionalism, Artek presents a wide range of their famous Alvar Aalto furniture collection and a few examples of Ratti produced textiles.

Artek’s original values from 1935 – innovation, long-term durability and high quality combined with a clean-lined form language – are still the company’s driving forces as they continue their push into the future. The launch of the new cooperation with Ratti is strategically a step forward in their efforts to carry on the company values.

“The world has changed since Aalto’s time. We want to remain at the forefront of quality and the best design and that means that we have to live with the time, develop and be innovative. Our new cooperation with Ratti is a part of our development strategy and at the Stockholm Furniture Fair we will show some samples from Ratti’s enormous textile collection. In Milan later on this year we will present further upholstery textiles from Ratti, some of which will be exclusively produced for Artek and later also added to our upholstery collection" says Federico Repetto, Marketing Director at Artek.

Among the furniture presented at Stockholm Furniture Fair is the newly reintroduced Double Coffee Table 907, designed by Alvar Aalto in 1933, Armchair 400, top selling Chair 611, Sofa 544, and many other products from the classic Artek Alvar Aalto collection. In the ceiling of the Artek stand hangs a wavelike composition of Pendant lamp A440 in sandblasted opal glass. Aalto first completed this lamp in brass for the Savoy Restaurant in 1937 and later adapted it for serial production and also designed this opal version of it. Included in Artek’s installation is also Ben af Schultén’s Espa chair.

In Norway Artek furniture is distributed by Artinterior, www.artinterior.no

Stockholm Furniture Fair, February 4-8, 2004
Stand: C06:31

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About Artek
Artek, the internationally known and recognized quality design brand, has a long tradition as a manufacturer of outstanding articles for daily use. The company, with roots in Finland, is operating on a global scale collaborating with strong local partners in each country. Artek stands for timeless design created by motivated and progressive thinkers. Some of Artek’s most famous products are the furniture, lamps and textiles designed by famous Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto.

Artek is headquartered in Finland and is owned by the international investment group Proventus AB based in Sweden. Artek has three showrooms in Finland (Helsinki, Espoo and Turku) and one in Stockholm.

About Ratti
Ratti is an Italian based company that, since 1945, manufactures textiles for luxury articles such as fabrics for the fashion and design industry. Ratti is predominantly oriented to exportation, and to avant-garde creativity and technology. Every year, 5000 new exclusive and collection designs are created, and the company holds an impressive archive containing over 170,000 textile designs. www.ratti.it