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Stockholm Furniture Fair 2020

We are super excited for the upcoming Stockholm Furniture Fair 2020. Vestre will be there 4-8th of February at hall A06, stand 13. Come by for a look at some of our new products, a copy of our 2020 catalogue and a cup of coffee. See you there!

Vestre featured in Forbes

In a great piece by Forbes on the art of sustainable development and how to use it as a competitive advantage, they use Vestre as a case study: «Vestre are leading the industry with their positive example in rethinking their approach to business.» We proudly encourage everyone with an interest in the field of sustainability to read the article below.

First we took Manhattan...

And we actually did. In 2010, Norwegian architects Snøhetta were awarded a contract to redesign Times Square in order to turn the iconic site into a social meeting place accessible to the public, and in late 2016 Vestre were lucky enough to partner with them for the project.

BIM and climate change

Leading carbon reduction with BIM

2019

We will make materials and products from ownerless marine plastic

18.12.2019

Furniture manufacturers Ope and Vestre are joining with SINTEF in research and development of materials and products from ownerless marine plastic waste.

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year

18.12.2019

Team Vestre, headed by Jan Christian Vestre, has been nominated as the Norwegian Entrepreneur of the Year in the world’s greatest contest for promoters of growth.

Vestre launches new website

25.11.2019

Vestre has launched a new and improved website, designed to simplify your working day as a landscape architect, landscape gardener, contractor, etc. The new website includes BIM, multiple download formats and 3D models that let you see the desired product in the given timber and colour. The website was designed by Snøhetta, the renowned architect firm, in collaboration with Værsågod and Bimbear.

From beach to boardroom

03.07.2019

With increasing producer responsibility, less plastic is going astray. Ope, IVAR and Vestre have jointly established the project From beach to boardroom as a tangible measure on the part of the business community to address the challenges associated with plastic in nature.

“Peace bench” as a symbol of diplomacy and dialogue to be unveiled at UN headquarters

27.06.2019

Following a commission to design a “tool for dialogue,” design firm Snøhetta, aluminum supplier Hydro and Vestre have joined forces to create a “peace bench” for the Nobel Peace Center, titled The Best Weapon. To be unveiled at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Nelson Mandela Day, July 18th.

No future for companies that do not take responsibility for their surroundings

06.05.2019

The pilot project “The Maintenance Team” has emerged as a direct result of the collaboration with the Church City Mission. The project is a further development of the Church City Mission's work-offer for people without access to ordinary working life.

Vestre certifies with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel

03.05.2019

Today we happily announce that additionally four of our top selling ranges all receive the same certification. Previously our April bench was the only product to have the Nordic Swan Ecolabel certification. Now the entire April, April Go, Bloc and Stripes series join the ranks of certified products. Vestre is with this well on it’s way to becoming the world’s most sustainable furniture company.

2018

Welcome to Stockholm 2019!

07.11.2018

Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair is the world's largest meeting place for Scandinavian design. Vestre is in place February 5-9 with new city furniture. Welcome to booth A19: 18.