Artifort

The European furniture fair season is in full swing with IMM Cologne, Maison&Objet and Stockholm Furniture Fair giving us a preview of what to expect this year. Here are just some of the latest releases from a few of our favourite brands. Artifort unveiled its updated Mare sofa collection at IMM Cologne. Designed by René Holten in 2003, the Mare...

Artifort’s Ribbon Chair is a design classic that is as captivating today as when Pierre Paulin designed it in 1966. Like all of Paulin’s seating, it blends invention and industrial innovation with the exploration of comfort and organic forms. Born in France in 1927, Paulin grew up in the northwest city of Laon and from an early age was inspired...

We were fortunate a few weeks ago to have Dana Tomic Hughes, interior designer and founder of Yellowtrace, share her personal highlights of her recent tour to six of our brands’ factories and showrooms in Europe. Presenting on 3 August 2017, Dana helped demystify the production process of some of the world’s leading furniture and lighting suppliers in what was...

The design world descended on New York in May for the city’s annual design festival, NYCxDesign. More than 500-design related events took place, culminating in the prestigious International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), which is now in its 29th year. Held at the Javitz Convention Center from May 21 to 24, the ICFF hosted more than 750 exhibitors with a selection...

Artifort’s Perching collection has grown from a family of three to a family of four with the addition of a new bar stool. London-based Studioilse, led by Ilse Crawford and Oscar Peña, designed the Perching collection and it is a simple expression of the brand’s ethos. Their mission is to put human needs and desires at the centre of their...

Mark your calendars because Salone Internazionale del Mobile is just a few days away. From 4–9 April, many of the world’s best furniture and lighting brands and designers will be gathering in Milan to show off their newest products and collections. With all eyes on Milan, here are our top 12 exhibits, events and installations to put in the diary...

In this world in which we all seek a more personalised experience, we have an elegant collection of sofas that are designed to suit most everyone’s relaxation, postural and comfort preferences. Our collection of adaptable and customisable sofas by brands such as Bernhardt Design, Sancal and Artifort are exceptionally comfortable, irresistibly cosy and designed to suit a vast variety of living needs, styles and tastes. Sancal Tiptoe...

The great Italian architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) is said to have inspired our love of columns, and now he has also inspired a new collection of tables by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Artifort. Palladio is a minimalist collection of tables. Each is made up of cylindrical legs and a circular or rectangular tabletop, which the designers duly describe as a...

Vondom, Andreu World and Artifort dished up outstanding furniture collections designed for hospitality venues at Milan this year and we now have their latest table and seating solutions in store. Here’s what’s new at KE-ZU. Vondom has three new collections that work in a variety of hospitality styles and settings both indoors and outdoors. The Brooklyn Stool is designer Eugeni...

Dutch design is characterised by contemporary, minimalist and innovative products manufactured from the highest quality materials through sustainable practices and we are proud to exclusively represent one of the most significant Dutch design brands, Artifort. Artifort has been a major influencer in the Dutch - and global - design game since 1890, so it’s fitting that the brand has been...