Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas
Table and chairs designed by the Aaltos
Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy is the name of a furniture company in Turku, Finland that was founded by Otto Korhonen in 1910. It changed its name to Huonekalutehdas Korhonen Oy and moved to Littoinen, where it continued to manufacture the same sort of furniture it made in Turku.
The company is most notable for manufacturing the designs of Alvar and Aino Aalto. The company still exists today under the name Korhonen, working with Artek as a subsidiary of Vitra.
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