Árkossy Bútor & Forms Design

The manufacturer: Árkossy Bútor Kft.

Árkossy Bútor Kft. is a Hungarian family enterprise in Herend. The company produces unique and series furniture made to order. Now there are 83 persons in the team, including woodwork engineers, technicians, carpenters, and wood industry skilled workers. The enterprise has a 6500 m2 modern factory floor complex at its headquarters where the newest technologies complement traditional professional knowledge. They await their existing and future customers in Budapest as well with an office and showroom. For Árkossy Bútor, customer satisfaction is important, be it the furnishing of a hotel with hundreds of rooms, a family home, a restaurant, or an office.

The designer: Máté Horváth, Forms Design

Máré Horváth launched their studio with Sarolta Csoma in 2018 and named it Forms Design. The designer participated in a personalised course offering long-term development possibilities, the design START programme by the Hungarian Fashion & Design Agency in the spring of 2019. He took part in creating the concept and preparing manufacturing but also managed the project and tracked the products. He believes that possibilities offered by design should be available for everyone, and he sees a solution to this through his creations.

The product:

The cooperation between Árkossy Bútor Kft. and Máté Horváth resulted in the JEAN clothes rack, the reinvention of a forgotten piece of furniture. During its creation, they aimed to design a piece of furniture that stood its ground in the household, commerce, and tourism as well. Sustainability was crucial for them: the metal pieces can be made from recycled materials, and some wood elements can be produced with minimal waste.