Since the arrangement with
Herman Miller ended (about 3 years ago), Artek does not have American distribution.
I emailed Artek last month and they said they were working on US Representation. I suggest signing up an exclusive deal with Design Within Reach, which would give DWR a line that they would have exclusively.
We'll see.
Did you
Did you suggest that to Artek or are you just reiterating your suggestion here? Also - have you tried contacting Design Within Reach about it?
I think it's a great idea - there aren't too many Aalto pieces that I would fit in my house but it would make me happy to see them for sale again. I bought the last two from DWR as sample sale pieces when Herman Miller dropped them.
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