Collection: Artek
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 a modern culture of habitation by exhibitions and other educational means." The core of the Artek product range consists of Alvar Aalto’s furniture and lighting pieces but they also continue to work in close collaboration with prominent international architects, designers and artists, such as Eero Aarnio, Shigeru Ban, Naoto Fukasawa, Harri Koskinen, Juha Leiviskä, Enzo Mari and Tobias Rehberger.
Characteristic of Alvar Aalto’s work is the system of standardised individual components that can be pieced together to form a comprehensive collection of furniture. The Aalto collection takes the concept further: products can be easily combined and coordinated with one another, formats like table sizes and heights are flexible, and surfaces and colours complement each other.
The name Artek is a synthesis of 'art' and 'technology' – concepts central to the international modernist movement that came to prominence in the 1920s. It was Walter Gropius, a key proponent of modernism, who coined the motto 'art and technology – a new unity'. Technology was understood to include science and industrial production methods, while the conception of art extended beyond the fine arts to encompass architecture and design. Modernism aimed to achieve a fruitful union of these two spheres. This same aspiration guided the founders of Artek in their naming of the company.
While valuing traditions, Artek has at the same time entered a new era. Combining the ideology of the radical founders and a contemporary and dynamic approach to product development, the company is more art and tech than ever. It stands for clarity, functionality, and poetic simplicity.
Featured Products
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60 Stool Birch Veneer Seat
Regular price £247.00Sale price £247.00 Regular priceUnit price per£247.00+13 Styles -
100 Screen Clear Lacquered Solid Pine
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250 Cabinet Honey Stained Birch Veneer
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81B Aalto Table Rectangular Birch Veneer Top
Regular price £1,126.00Sale price £1,126.00 Regular priceUnit price per£1,126.00+2 Styles
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60 Stool Birch Veneer Seat
Regular price £247.00Sale price £247.00 Regular priceUnit price per£247.00+13 Styles -
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100 Screen Clear Lacquered Solid Pine
Regular price From £1,832.00Sale price From £1,832.00 Regular priceUnit price per£1,832.00 -
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250 Cabinet Honey Stained Birch Veneer
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Vendor:ArtekDomus Chair Birch Natural Lacquered Seat and Back
Regular price £720.00Sale price £720.00 Regular priceUnit price per£720.00+3 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekKanto Magazine Rack Natural Lacquered Birch
Regular price £199.00Sale price £199.00 Regular priceUnit price per£199.00+2 Styles -
Vendor:Artek82A Aalto Table Rectangular Birch Veneer Top
Regular price £1,860.00Sale price £1,860.00 Regular priceUnit price per£1,860.00+2 Styles -
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81B Aalto Table Rectangular Birch Veneer Top
Regular price £1,126.00Sale price £1,126.00 Regular priceUnit price per£1,126.00+2 Styles -
Vendor:Artek66 Chair Birch Veneer Seat
Regular price £424.00Sale price £424.00 Regular priceUnit price per£424.00+5 Styles -
Vendor:Artek153A Bench
Regular price From £781.00Sale price From £781.00 Regular priceUnit price per£781.00 -
Vendor:Artek42 Armchair Black Lacquered Seat and Back
Regular price £2,633.00Sale price £2,633.00 Regular priceUnit price per£2,633.00+1 Styles -
Vendor:Artek43 Lounge Chair Black Webbing
Regular price £5,518.00Sale price £5,518.00 Regular priceUnit price per£5,518.00+5 Styles -
Vendor:Artek406 Armchair Black Webbing
Regular price £1,640.00Sale price £1,640.00 Regular priceUnit price per£1,640.00+5 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekTupla Wall Hook Black Matt Powder Coated Zinc
Regular price £90.00Sale price £90.00 Regular priceUnit price per£90.00 -
Vendor:ArtekRival High Back Chair Asphalt Grey Lacquered Birch
Regular price From £1,010.00Sale price From £1,010.00 Regular priceUnit price per£1,010.00+2 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekRiihitie Plant Pot Shape A Blue Glazed Ceramic
Regular price From £69.00Sale price From £69.00 Regular priceUnit price per£69.00+5 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekN65 Childrens Chair Birch Veneer Seat
Regular price £399.00Sale price £399.00 Regular priceUnit price per£399.00+2 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekMademoiselle Rocking Chair Birch Lacquered White
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Vendor:ArtekMademoiselle Lounge Chair Birch Lacquered White
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Vendor:ArtekKaruselli Ottoman Black Prestige Leather
Regular price £3,062.00Sale price £3,062.00 Regular priceUnit price per£3,062.00+2 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekKaruselli Lounge Chair Black Prestige Leather
Regular price £8,579.00Sale price £8,579.00 Regular priceUnit price per£8,579.00+2 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekKaari Wall Hook Black Lacquered Oak
Regular price £83.00Sale price £83.00 Regular priceUnit price per£83.00+1 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekKaari Table 240cm Black HPL Top
Regular price £2,599.00Sale price £2,599.00 Regular priceUnit price per£2,599.00+1 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekKaari Shelf With Desk Black Linoleum and Black Melamine Surfaces
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Vendor:ArtekKaari Round Shelf Black Linoleum Top
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Vendor:ArtekKaari Desk Natural Oak Frame
Regular price From £1,299.00Sale price From £1,299.00 Regular priceUnit price per£1,299.00+1 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekKaari 5 Shelves 100cm Natural Lacquered Oak
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Vendor:ArtekKaari 3 Shelves 200cm Natural Lacquered Oak
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Vendor:ArtekK65 Barstool Birch Veneer Seat
Regular price £514.00Sale price £514.00 Regular priceUnit price per£514.00+2 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekJL341 Pendant Light
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Vendor:ArtekDL81C Aalto Folding Table Birch Veneer Top and Drop Leaf
Regular price £1,426.00Sale price £1,426.00 Regular priceUnit price per£1,426.00+4 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekAtelier Chair Natural Lacquered Beech
Regular price £539.00Sale price £539.00 Regular priceUnit price per£539.00+5 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekAtelier Bar Stool Natural Lacquered Beech
Regular price £538.00Sale price £538.00 Regular priceUnit price per£538.00+5 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekAslak Chair Black Lacquered Beech
Regular price £869.00Sale price £869.00 Regular priceUnit price per£869.00+4 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekArtek Posters Aalto Chronology
Regular price £39.00Sale price £39.00 Regular priceUnit price per£39.00+6 Styles -
Vendor:ArtekArtek + Moomin 60 Stool Laser Engraved Honey Stained Solid Birch
Regular price £430.00Sale price £430.00 Regular priceUnit price per£365.50 -
Vendor:Artek45 Armchair Natural White Linen Webbing Seat and Back
Regular price £1,584.00Sale price £1,584.00 Regular priceUnit price per£1,584.00
