 芬兰AVARTE OY 公司成立于1980年,是北欧最著名的家具商之一,产品来自当代顶尖家具设计大师约里奥·库卡波罗(YRJO KUKKAPURO)为首的设计团队.
库卡波罗是一位坚定的功能主义者, 50年代,他是第一位将人体工学引入家具设计的设计师;他的作品简洁、质朴、高雅、结构暴露,充分体现北欧简约风格; 他将生态学/人体工学/美学列为家具设计要素,希望产品可靠/耐用/舒适/环保
在漫长的设计生涯中,库卡波罗的设计风格从不追风,从不逐流,在许多昙花一现般的流行风格前,库卡波罗的作品更显历久弥新;今天,库卡波罗的早期作品依然在全球范围生产流通,而且就像五、六十年前一样,充满现代感。
库卡波罗教授的足迹遍布世界范围,他的作品14次被包括纽约现代艺术博物馆、德国VITRA设计博物馆等永久收藏,1963-1980年期间,以校长和客席教授身份施教多个国家的设计院校（包括中国江南大学、南京林业大学等）,1980年至今,讲学于世界各地,并坚持创作设计,每年都有新的设计作品推出。
Timeless furniture
The core of Avarte’s collection are the classics designed by the company’s principal designer, Yrjo Kukkapuro in the 1960’s, for example Karuselli, Remmi, Ateljee and Funktus chairs. One of Kukkapuro’s favourite sayings, “Does it make any sense to design a chair which is not good to sit on.” describes Avarte’s love for ergonomic furniture. Kukkapuro has also states that a designer should be an artist, a doctor and an engineer in the same time. Kukkapuro’s timeless pieces are displayed for example in New York MoMA’s and London Victoria and Albert Museum’s permanent collections. Today, Avarte collaborates also with other leading designers like Mikko Paakkanen, the designer of the much praised Nietos-chair, who was nominated as the Young Designer of the year 2006.
Our culture: humanistic, Open, Innovative, down-to-earth.
Our vision: To foster culture in the products and sell products based on the culture, to provide the unique surroundings and to become the most popular furniture brand.
Projects worldwide
AVARTE has participated in many interior design projects worldwide. We have supplied furniture to several projects designed by famous architects, such as cultural centres, city halls, offices of many international corporations, universities and other institutes, banks and hospitals.
Modern classics
For example the following museums have taken furniture designed by Yrj? Kukkapuro for AVARTE to their permanent collections: New York: Museum of Modern Art, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Hamburg: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Weil am Rhein: Vitra Design Museum, Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Helsinki museums of industrial art, and the National Museum in Stockholm.
Environment
Rational use of materials and timeless design combined with the high quality, durability and long lifespan of furniture is the most essential factor for our environment. A piece of furniture stresses the environment at the most when it is taken to the dump. AVARTE furniture are made for long term use and their lifespan is prolonged by the availability of replacement parts, which are easy to change.  |
Designer:Yrjo Kukkapuro
