Our story
Founded in 1992 through the collaboration of designers Jouko Järvisalo and Pentti Hakala, Mobel is a Finnish furniture brand rooted in the Nordic tradition of clarity, functionality, and timeless design. From the start, the aim has been to create furniture that goes beyond function by shaping experiences, evoking emotions, and harmonizing with the spaces it inhabits.
Mobel designs customizable wood and steel furniture that complements the architect’s vision and meets the requirements of demanding architectural spaces. With a focus on durability, sustainability, and technical precision, Mobel furniture is used in public interiors worldwide, including auditoriums, libraries, museums, churches, hotels, offices, and cultural venues.
Several Mobel designs have received international recognition and are part of the permanent collections of design museums.
Join us in creating captivating moments, making us think and remember. Experience the essence of pure shapes and modernism with Mobel.
Designers
Jouko Järvisalo
Interior architect, Professor Jouko Järvisalo is a furniture designer working in his own studio in Helsinki. Since 1979, he has been designing furniture for several Finnish manufacturers including Asko, Artek, Inno and Mobel. He is also the Head Designer and Creative Director at Mobel and he has taught furniture design at the Aalto University, School of Art and Design. Jouko Järvisalo has received several awards both in Finland and abroad. His work is presented in museums such as Designmuseo, Helsinki, Athenaeum, Chicago, Stedelijk, Amsterdam and The Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art, Reykjavik, among the others.
”Lightness and sensibility to silence are my aim. Design is the union of mind and matter. A piece of furniture is created when thinking meets with the material used, as a result of the pondering that takes place in the middle ground between handiwork and the machine”.
Pentti Hakala
Pentti Hakala was born in 1949 in Saarijärvi. He graduated as an Interior Architect from the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 1982.
"You cannot and you shouldn´t make haste in this work. The world is full of good ideas and I usually work on them for years before the producer even sees a scale model, pictures of a prototype. The idea of a chair is thoroughly examined many times before the actual product development can begin."