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Today, Alki is celebrating twenty years of the Emea collection. Designed by Jean Louis Iratzoki, Emea begins the transformation of the cooperative. Through its lines and materials, the collection symbolizes perennity, Alki's cardinal value.
Alki, furniture manufacturing cooperative founded in 1981 in the Basque Country, distinguished itself right from the very start thanks to its expertise in working with wood, the use of high-quality materials and the creation of noteworthy collections. These characteristics earned Alki genuine recognition as a key player in the field of traditional furniture.
Product Catalogue in 1994
At the beginning of the 2000s, the decline of the traditional furniture sector drove Alki to reinvent itself by adding design to its catalogue of offerings. Under the artistic direction of Jean-Louis Iratzoki, new product ranges were developed. The first of them, the Emea Collection, symbolises the cooperative’s metamorphosis. Exhibiting at the Paris Maison et Objet trade fair in 2004, it immediately drew attention and rapidly became a classic, opening up the path taken by the cooperative to the present day.
The first collaboration with Jean-Louis Iratzoki gave rise to the Emea Collection, an exercise in artisanship focused on solid wood that showcased the know-how and expertise of Alki’s journeymen in machining, assembling and precision for the creation of this product.
The Collection emerged from the initial intention of creating a range in solid oak, rooted in the collective memory and comprising perfectly arranged elements to form a cohesive unit that seems to be carved from a single block.
This desire of attachment to our collective memory is consubstantial with this Collection, especially in the design of its table, the centrepiece of convivialty reminiscent of the immense traditional farmhouse tables around which people gather to eat, play and work.The EMEA range is guided by a quest for beauty, solidity, comfort and the use of noble materials. Its classic lines and rounded smoothness meld time-honoured know-how with resolutely contemporary aesthetics, producing furniture that extends an invitation to relaxation and harmony.
Perennity, the cooperative’s cardinal value, permeates each of its choices and guides each of its actions. The EMEA Collection, enhanced by its high quality, sustainable materials and timeless lines, is a perfect illustration, lightyears from the fleetingness of a flashy exploit.
Jean Louis Iratzoki: “Emea really represents a declaration of intent made at the very beginning of Alki’s transformation. A sculptural exercise of simplicity with softly shaped lines. Like a figure carved from a single block. It is the first step towards a new universe that combines woodworking know-how with the language of emotions."
1st installation of Emea chairsRestaurant of the Château de Versailles
Dinh Van jewelry / Paris
Louis Vuitton Foundation / ParisArchitect: Franck GehryRestaurant design: Wilmotte & AssociésPhoto credits: Mito
Guest house in the Basque CountryArchitect: Leibar & SeigneurinPhoto credits: Mito
Seminary chapel / Larresoro - Basque CountryPhoto credits: Mito
Alaena / Biarritz officesArchitects: Gardera-PastrePhotos: Sandrine Iratcabal
Fontainebleau Castle / FrancePhoto credits: Mito
Offices Le Connectoreur / BiarritzArchitecture: Camborde ArchitectesPhoto credits: Mito
EPFL University / Lausanne - SwitzerlandProject manager: Marcos AlvaroPhoto credits: Mito
BarentsKrans law firm offices / The Hague - NetherlandsArchitects: HofmanDujardinPhoto credits: Matthijs van Roon
Quiksilver Europe Head Office / Saint-jean-de-luzArchitect: Patrick ArotcharenPhoto credits: Mito
Emea stools highlighted at IMM ColognePhoto credits: Mito
Media Office Aftenposten / Oslo
Freshperts Restaurant / BarcelonaArchitect: Sandra Tarruella Interioristas
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BIBOLINA PRESENTAION & EMEA'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY
A look back at the international trade fair in Milan
We were pleased to see you you at our stand during the Milan International Furniture Fair, that took place from April 16 to 21.
DESIGN: JULIE RICHOZ
New Bibolina Collection
During Milan Design Week, Alki invited Franco-Swiss designer Julie Richoz to add her fresh perspective to the co-operative’s know-how: the multi-piece Bibolina Collection is the fun and audacious result.
FROM 16 TO 21 APRIL
Alki News Presented in Milan
Alki will be unveiling a new collection at Milan Design Week 2024: Bibolina, created in partnership with designer Julie Richoz, brings a fresh perspective to the Cooperative’s know-how.
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