Artek and its renowned products turned 80 in 2015. The company, with its co-founder and main character being Alvar Aalto, still produces the Aalto collection in the same factory since its foundation. The factory, originally called the Korhonen Furniture Factory, still retrieves its raw material from the birch woods close to Turku on the Finnish west coast. Compassionate, timeless and straightforward design for eternity!
Here’s a fine little guide to Alvar Aalto’s Helsiniki by Port Magazine.