EKORNESEKORNES

HISTORY OF HISTORY OF EKORNESEKORNES

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Moritz BohmhammelMoritz Bohmhammel GermanyGermany Malene HustadMalene Hustad NorwayNorway Laurent BonteLaurent Bonte Flanders Flanders

(Belgium)(Belgium) Thea Ringseth Thea Ringseth NorwayNorway Ane Vatsaas NorwayAne Vatsaas Norway

The beginning…The beginning… Established in Established in

Sykkylven in 1934 by Sykkylven in 1934 by Jens Ekornes. Jens Ekornes.

The factory had only 3 The factory had only 3 employees and some employees and some machines from machines from Germany when they Germany when they first started. first started.

At the beginning they At the beginning they only produced springs only produced springs for mattresses, but for mattresses, but not long after they not long after they also started producing also started producing mattresses. mattresses.

……Till nowTill now

Ekornes of nowadays has 1546 Ekornes of nowadays has 1546 employeesemployees

The name StresslessThe name Stressless® ® is registered I is registered I more than 40 countriesmore than 40 countries

This international company has a This international company has a turnover of NOK 2.261,6 millionturnover of NOK 2.261,6 million

94,5% of all the products are 94,5% of all the products are exportedexported

StresslessStressless

The first Stressless The first Stressless were introduced to were introduced to the Norwegian the Norwegian market in 1971. It market in 1971. It became a huge became a huge success for Ekornes, success for Ekornes, and the chair is sold and the chair is sold all over the world. all over the world.

During the years, the During the years, the stressless has been stressless has been modernised and modernised and altered. altered.

The Factories…The Factories…

The old factoryThe old factory

It started with a smallIt started with a small

building, and only 3building, and only 3

EmployesEmployes

Today Ekornes has Today Ekornes has 5 factories in 5 factories in Norway and offices Norway and offices all around the all around the world.world.

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TablesTables OttomansOttomans StoolsStools