Finnish furniture company founded by Alvar Aalto in 1935, pioneering bentwood furniture and Nordic modernism
Artek embodies the Nordic interpretation of modernism, synthesizing art and technology to create furniture designed for longevity - physical, functional, and aesthetic. Founded on the belief that if a Finnish birch tree takes 50-80 years to grow, the furniture made from it should last at least as long. Their approach emphasizes clarity, functionality, and poetic simplicity, with organic curves that humanize modernist ideals.
Signature$400
The most elemental of furniture pieces, featuring Aalto's revolutionary L-leg in bent birch. Equally suitable as seat, table, or display surface.
Signature$6,430
Designed for the Paimio Sanatorium in 1932, this cantilevered lounge chair revolutionized bent plywood furniture with its sculptural form.
Signature$3,870
Streamlined serving trolley debuted at the 1936 Milan Triennale. Combines bent birch frame with woven rattan shelves and oversized wheels.
Signature$7,950
A sculptural 1936 design that tests the limits of bent plywood, featuring cantilevered laminated birch legs that flex for sitting comfort.
$1,085
One of Aalto's first modern furniture designs from 1929, combining a solid birch frame with comfortable woven linen webbing seat and back.
$1,800
Versatile dining/work table featuring L-legs and birch edge-bands. Available with birch, linoleum, or laminate tops in multiple sizes.
$1,250
Originally designed for University of Jyvaskyla in 1953. Features perforated steel rings that create warm, diffuse illumination.
🇫🇮 FI · $20-$500+
Iittala believes objects should be essential, beautiful, useful and democratically available to all. Founded on the principles of Alvar Aalto and Kaj Franck, the brand pushes the boundaries of glasswork while giving people beauty and function. With over 200 glass color shades developed across 140+ years, Iittala combines minimalism, functionality and proximity to nature in the Finnish design tradition.
🇯🇵 JP · $500-$5,000
Ariake bridges Japanese spiritual craftsmanship with Scandinavian material sensibility, creating furniture that utilizes the best of hand and machine. Founded by two factories in Morodomi, Saga prefecture, the brand embodies collaborative creation through intensive workshops where international designers and local craftsmen lived and worked together, resulting in pieces inspired by Japanese culture and urban living contexts.
🇩🇰 DK · $200-$3,000
Frama creates sensory human connection through objects and spatial works, emphasizing natural materials, simple geometries, and uncompromising quality. With an organic approach to design equally inspired by the old and new, digital technologies and analog traditions, their work represents a return to basics where design appearance aims to be honest and pure.
🇺🇸 US · $500-$15,000+
Knoll pioneered the 'total design' philosophy, integrating architecture with space planning and furniture design. Founded on Bauhaus principles of industrial design purity combined with Cranbrook's organic craftsmanship, the company brings a synthesis of clean modernist lines, honest materials, and sculptural forms that shaped American corporate and residential interiors.
🇨🇭 CH · $500-$15,000+
Vitra's philosophy is 'making homes great through the power of design.' Founded on the belief that design should simplify everyday life and contribute to a better living experience, Vitra produces furniture that avoids the superfluous and lasts for generations. The company emphasizes sustainability, repairability, and inclusive design.
🇩🇰 DK · $1,500-$15,000+
Fritz Hansen embodies Danish modern design rooted in the principle that 'a single piece of furniture can beautify an entire room or building.' The brand revolutionized furniture design by combining sculptural forms with innovative manufacturing techniques, moving beyond traditional wood to embrace foam, plastic, and steel.