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... Wikipedia
Founded: 1935, Helsinki-Uusimaa, Finland
Parent: Vitra
Founders: Alvar Aalto, Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen, and more