HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Artek US, a leading player in the global specialty chemicals industry and a subsidiary of the Praana Group, has successfully acquired the energy-related division from Kemira, ...

Marianne Goebl, managing director at Artek, describes the collaboration with Formafantasma as ‘a dialogue’, which started as a research project and resulted in a new iteration of Cambio shown at ...

Kokkonen, to his credit, pushes his design philosophy to the limit — even into metaphysical territory. “Right from the beginning of the design process we felt that there would be room for a lamp that ...

Artek and Marimekko just came together for a new collection that’s the epitome of Finnish design excellence. Artek, a furniture company founded in 1935, partnered with the design house and printmaker ...

Mumbai: Mumbai-based Artek Group has acquired Finnish chemicals company Kemira’s oil and gas business for $280 million, according to a company statement. Artek has acquired the asset through its ...

Finnish furniture company Artek has collaborated with fashion label Bless to dress up a collection of seats, which form a decadent lounge at this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial. The team ...

Finnish company Artek is no stranger to innovative, eco-conscious design. Pioneered in 1935 by legendary Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto, Artek’s design philosophy has always been about ...

Finnish furniture brand Artek and Japanese fashion house Comme des Garçons have launched a unisex fragrance called Standard. The name Standard is taken from Artek co-founder Alvar Aalto’s systems and ...

‘Many of Alvar Aalto’s designs have an elemental power, which has turned them into archetypes. The furniture’s form seems so simple and yet it has an ingenious construction, refined proportions and is ...

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Finnish design company Artek showcases its latest lighting project, “White,” devised by the company’s design director Ville Kokkonen. Since forming in 1935 by ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Artek stool 60, which was designed in 1933 and so celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, was a revolutionary ...