Manufacturer

Alberts Tibro is a Swedish furniture brand founded by Albert Larsson. In the 1950s and 60s, Tibro created elegant design furniture made of teak and brass - such as small side tables with a tripod construction, coffee tables with a magazine rack or sofa tables on wheels. The pieces are characterised by careful craftsmanship and clear Scandinavian shapes and enjoy international appreciation today thanks to their vintage charm.

Artek is a Finnish furniture company founded in Helsinki in 1935 by Alvar and Aino Aalto. It is known for designs such as the "Stool 60" stool and other furniture in a clear, functional style. Today, Artek belongs to Vitra and also operates a programme for used furniture with "2nd Cycle".

Artemide is an Italian lighting manufacturer founded in 1960 near Milan by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza. The brand is known for iconic designs such as the Tizio lamp by Richard Sapper (1972) and the Tolomeo lamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina (1986), as well as for "The Human Light" philosophy, in which light is always centred on people and their well-being. Artemide works with leading architects and designers such as Vico Magistretti, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Naoto Fukasawa and Carlotta de Bevilacqua.

B-Line is an Italian furniture manufacturer that specialises in functional and modular design furniture. The range includes both contemporary designs and new editions of classic designs such as the Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo. Production takes place in Italy, often in collaboration with international designers.

Baltensweiler is an independent Swiss lighting company based in Lucerne, founded in 1951 by Rosmarie and Rico Baltensweiler. The company is now run by the second generation and produces high-quality lights in small series. Well-known models include the "Type 600", "Topoled" and "Fez". Development and production take place entirely in Switzerland.

Belmag was a Swiss company based in Basel, known for technical lamps from the 1930s to the 1950s. The height-adjustable "Quick 1500" table lamp by Alfred Müller in particular became a design classic and epitomised functional Swiss industrial design.

Brionvega is an Italian manufacturer of consumer electronics that became known in the 1960s and 1970s for appliances with a striking industrial design. Many models, including televisions and radios, were created in collaboration with designers such as Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper and are now regarded as design classics.

Cassina is an Italian furniture manufacturer founded in Meda in 1927. The company became known for its series production of designer pieces, including classics by Le Corbusier, Perriand and Rietveld. Today, Cassina produces licensed designs and contemporary furniture under the creative direction of Patricia Urquiola.

Castelli is an Italian furniture company from Bologna, founded in 1877 by Ettore Castelli. Originally a small workshop, Castelli developed into a pioneer of modern office furniture in the 20th century. In 1965, the "Chair Division" was founded, in which designers such as Giancarlo Piretti created the iconic Plia folding chair (1967) as well as models such as DSC 106, Plona, Alky, Vertebra and Dorsal. The Plia sold millions of units worldwide and won major design awards.

Dietiker is a traditional Swiss furniture company from Stein am Rhein, founded in 1873. Known for high-quality seating solutions in the contract sector, the company still works closely with renowned designers such as Bruno Rey (e.g. model 3300) and Hans Haussmann. Dietiker produces all its furniture in Switzerland and is one of the oldest chair manufacturers in Europe.

Embru-Werke AG is a Swiss furniture manufacturer from Rüti/ZH, founded in 1904. Today, the company employs around 195 people and manufactures furniture for schools, care, offices and gardens.

Embru became famous in the 1930s for its tubular steel designs in collaboration with designers such as Max Ernst Haefeli, Werner Max Moser, Marcel Breuer and Gustav Hassenpflug. Classics such as the "Spaghetti chair" and the Altorfer deckchair (model 558, since 1948) are still produced true to the original today.

Eternit is a Swiss manufacturer of fibre cement, founded around 1903, which from the 1950s also produced furniture, including the Loop Chair by Willy Guhl. Today, the weatherproof pieces are sought-after vintage classics and characterise 20th century Swiss design.

Flos is an Italian lighting manufacturer founded in Merano in 1962. The company became famous with designs by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Tobia Scarpa and characterised modern lighting design with icons such as the "Arco" arc lamp and "Parentesi". Flos combines technological innovation with design excellence and works with renowned designers such as Philippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola and Michael Anastassiades. Flos is now headquartered in Bovezzo near Brescia and is internationally active in the residential, architectural and outdoor sectors.

Fritz Hansen is a Danish furniture manufacturer founded in Copenhagen in 1872. The brand became internationally recognised through design icons such as the Egg Chair and the Series 7 by Arne Jacobsen. Fritz Hansen stands for high-quality Scandinavian design with timeless elegance.

Herman Miller is an American furniture manufacturer founded in 1905 in Zeeland, Michigan. Since the 1930s, designers such as George Nelson, Charles & Ray Eames and Isamu Noguchi have characterised the product range. Icons such as the Eames Lounge Chair, the Noguchi table and the Aeron Chair made the brand world-famous. The modular "Action Office" was also a milestone in office furniture design. Herman Miller has been part of the MillerKnoll group of companies since 2021.

Horgenglarus is the oldest chair and table manufacturer in Switzerland, founded in Horgen in 1880 and based in Glarus since 1902. The company is known for classics such as the "Classic" wooden chair from 1918 and has worked with architects such as Haefeli, Moser and designers such as Max Bill and David Chipperfield. Production is still carried out in Glarus today - with a focus on craftsmanship, wood bending technology and durable design.

Hugo Peters AG is a traditional design furniture retailer from Zurich, with its origins in an upholstery studio founded in 1930. Specialising in high-quality brands such as Vitra, USM, Zanotta and Thonet, the company sells carefully curated classics and contemporary designs.

The HP58 daybed model, designed by Hugo Peters Junior in 1958, is particularly well-known - it can be transformed into a bed with a simple movement and is still being reproduced today.

Kartell is an Italian design company founded in 1949 by Giulio Castelli (and Anna Castelli Ferrieri) near Milan. Kartell began in the 1950-60s with colourful plastic household goods, later adding lighting, furniture and modular systems such as the iconic "Componibili" cabinet. With plastic innovations such as transparent polycarbonate production - for example the first mass-produced transparent chairs - Kartell redefined modern design. Claudio Luti has managed the company since 1988 and brought designers such as Philippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola and Antonio Citterio on board.

Knoll International (originally Knoll, Inc.) is an American furniture and office furniture manufacturer, founded in 1938 by Hans and Florence Knoll in New York. The company shaped the modern design of the 20th century through close collaboration with design greats such as Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer. Iconic models such as the Womb Chair, the Tulip Chair, the Barcelona Chair and the Diamond Chair were designed by Knoll. Florence Knoll also developed the Knoll Planning Unit, an innovative interior design concept that combined spatial planning and furniture design. Since the merger with Herman Miller in 2021, Knoll has been part of the MillerKnoll Group and remains a central brand in the field of functional but elegant design.

Kusch & Co is a German furniture manufacturer founded in Hallenberg in 1939. The company specialises in contract furniture for public spaces. With the "Sóley" folding chair by Valdimar Harðarson, Kusch & Co also became internationally recognised in the design sector.

Metallwarenfabrik Wädenswil (formerly P. & W. Blattmann, later MEWA) was a traditional metal workshop in Wädenswil, founded in 1838, where the iconic Landi chair was made from aluminium for the Swiss National Exhibition at the end of the 1930s. Until the late 1990s, the company manufactured steel furniture, fire extinguishers and hot water boilers, among other things. In 1998, the family handed over the company and production ceased at the beginning of 2000.

Neoplex AG is a Swiss company based in Zurich that specialises in the design, manufacture and processing of Plexiglas and plastic products.

Thonet is a traditional furniture manufacturer based in Frankenberg (Germany), founded in 1819 by Michael Thonet. The company became famous for the development of curved wooden chairs, in particular model no. 14 - the so-called Viennese coffee house chair. From the 1930s onwards, Thonet also made its mark on tubular steel furniture design, in collaboration with Bauhaus architects such as Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. To this day, Thonet continues to produce timeless classics and contemporary designs with a high level of craftsmanship.

USM Haller is a modular furniture system from Switzerland, designed in 1963 by Paul Schärer and the architect Fritz Haller. Originally developed for the company's own use, the system went into series production in 1969. It is based on chrome-plated steel tubes, connecting spheres and customisable panels. Today, USM Haller is regarded as a design classic and is used in offices and living spaces all over the world. The origins of the company date back to 1885, when it was founded as a metalworking shop in Münsingen.

Victoria Möbel was a Swiss furniture brand with its own production until 1998, after which the company was purely a trading activity and no longer carried out any production. Today, Victoria mainly imports furniture for the contract sector and does not offer active spare parts or stocks of its earlier collections.

Vitra is a family-run Swiss furniture company founded in 1950. From 1957, it produced European licences for Eames and Nelson, followed by the famous "Panton Chair" in 1967. From 1981, Vitra developed the architecturally significant campus in Weil am Rhein with a series of buildings by established architects. The company continues to produce design classics in series production to this day and operates production facilities and showrooms worldwide.

wb form is a Swiss furniture manufacturer based in Zurich, founded in 2011 as an independent continuation of the former Wohnbedarf brand. The company produces licensed design classics such as the Ulm Stool, the Cross-Frame Chair and the Three-Round Table by Max Bill. The range is complemented by designs by Shigeru Ban, Ulrich P. Wieser and the Giudici brothers. wb form emphasises clear shapes, high-quality materials and long-lasting, sustainable production - mostly in Switzerland.

wb form goes back to the Wohnbedarf brand (from 1931), was redefined as wb form in 1966 and became an independent company in its current form in 2011