Artek

Overview

• Industryfurniture industry¹
• HeadquartersKamppi¹
• Founded inHelsinki¹
• Websitewww.artek.fi
• Legal formosakeyhtiö¹

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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 founders chose a non-Finnish name: the neologism Artek was meant to manifest the desire to combine art and technology. This echoed a main idea of the International Style movement, especially the Bauhaus, to emphasize the technical expertise in production and quality of materials, instead of historical-based, eclectic or frivolous ornamentation.²

Corporate structure

Artek is part of a group headed by Vitra. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Aino Aalto, Alvar Aalto, Harry Gullichsen, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl in 1935, in Helsinki.¹

Leadership

Who has led Artek, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderAino Aalto¹
• FounderAlvar Aalto¹
• FounderHarry Gullichsen¹
• FounderMaire Gullichsen¹
• FounderNils-Gustav Hahl¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

• Vitra

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1. Mar 7, 1980Renamed Name changed to Artek oy ab¹
2. 1935Founded Founded in Helsinki¹

Links

• Websitewww.artek.fi¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/artek_global¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/artekglobal¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/artekglobal¹
• WikipediaArtek (company)
• More imagesWikimedia Commons
• WikidataQ2703882