Martela
Martela is a Finnish family company for office furniture and learning environments — founded in 1945 in Helsinki as Tehokaluste Oy by Matti S. Martela and five co-founders (Unto Eskola, Jonne Jahnukainen, Svante Nurmiranta, Wladimir Rumjantsew, Henrik Virkkunen). The trigger for the founding: Finland was one of the first European countries to adopt the DIN/A4 paper format — office furniture had to be adapted to the new dimensions. Matti S. Martela recognised that industrial manufacturing was the only efficient response. Today the company is incorporated as Martela Oyj, is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki and has its headquarters in Espoo. 2024 revenue: EUR 86.7 million; 372 employees. Production in Finland and Poland. The largest company in its sector in Finland; one of the three largest in the Nordic countries. Main markets: Finland, Sweden, Norway.
Design milestone: Kilta Chair (Olli Mannermaa, 1955) — sculptural form and ergonomics, a design classic to this day. Since the 1950s: modularity concept (standardised furniture that can be assembled into units for various work environments). 4C approach for modern work and learning environments: Collaboration, Concentration, Communication, Recreation. Full workspace lifecycle service: from needs planning and interior design through delivery and installation to relocation, maintenance, optimisation and recycling. Product categories: office chairs, conference tables, desks, team working furniture, school chairs, school furniture, space dividers, acoustic modules, phone booths, meeting modules.
For architects and interior designers seeking for corporate office, educational institution, public facility and demanding workspace projects the largest Finnish office furniture company and one of the three largest in the Nordic region — founded in Helsinki in 1945, listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki, with the Kilta Chair (Olli Mannermaa, 1955) as a design classic, the 4C model, a full workspace lifecycle service from needs planning to recycling and 2024 revenue of EUR 86.7 million with 372 employees in Finland and Poland — Martela was founded in 1945 out of the need to adapt office furniture to the DIN/A4 format: and has since grown into the largest Finnish office furniture company, with the Kilta Chair (1955), the 4C model and a full workspace lifecycle service.
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Martela
Martela is a Finnish family company for office furniture and learning environments — founded in 1945 in Helsinki as Tehokaluste Oy by Matti S. Martela and five co-founders (Unto Eskola, Jonne Jahnukainen, Svante Nurmiranta, Wladimir Rumjantsew, Henrik Virkkunen). The trigger for the founding: Finland was one of the first European countries to adopt the DIN/A4 paper format — office furniture had to be adapted to the new dimensions. Matti S. Martela recognised that industrial manufacturing was the only efficient response. Today the company is incorporated as Martela Oyj, is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki and has its headquarters in Espoo. 2024 revenue: EUR 86.7 million; 372 employees. Production in Finland and Poland. The largest company in its sector in Finland; one of the three largest in the Nordic countries. Main markets: Finland, Sweden, Norway.
Design milestone: Kilta Chair (Olli Mannermaa, 1955) — sculptural form and ergonomics, a design classic to this day. Since the 1950s: modularity concept (standardised furniture that can be assembled into units for various work environments). 4C approach for modern work and learning environments: Collaboration, Concentration, Communication, Recreation. Full workspace lifecycle service: from needs planning and interior design through delivery and installation to relocation, maintenance, optimisation and recycling. Product categories: office chairs, conference tables, desks, team working furniture, school chairs, school furniture, space dividers, acoustic modules, phone booths, meeting modules.
For architects and interior designers seeking for corporate office, educational institution, public facility and demanding workspace projects the largest Finnish office furniture company and one of the three largest in the Nordic region — founded in Helsinki in 1945, listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki, with the Kilta Chair (Olli Mannermaa, 1955) as a design classic, the 4C model, a full workspace lifecycle service from needs planning to recycling and 2024 revenue of EUR 86.7 million with 372 employees in Finland and Poland — Martela was founded in 1945 out of the need to adapt office furniture to the DIN/A4 format: and has since grown into the largest Finnish office furniture company, with the Kilta Chair (1955), the 4C model and a full workspace lifecycle service.