11 March 2013
Alvar Aalto once said “everything that has ever been emerges in a new form.” No sooner said than done. Artek, the company he and his wife Aino set up in 1935 (with Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl), has taken its founder at his word and has launched Artek 2nd Cycle and Vintage, which collects used products of the Finnish brand and puts them up for sale on its website. Well done.