Vestre

Vestre was founded in 1947 by Johs. Vestre, a former sailor and mechanical engineer, in a former German barracks in Haugesund, Norway. The first products were simple and functional: pipe constructions, saw clamps and park benches. After a bankruptcy in 1988, Jan S. Vestre and Elisabeth Preus Vestre re-established the business in Oslo, and the company has remained in the family for three generations.

Vestre designs and manufactures furniture for public life, turning responsibly sourced materials into pieces for parks, streets, schools and waterfronts. Everything is produced in Scandinavia, at the Steel Factory in Torsby, Sweden, designed by Snøhetta, and at The Plus in Magnor, Norway, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group. The company sells in 27 markets and has committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.