About the Designer

Based in Finland, Martela is one of the Nordic leaders in the office interior industry. A passion to offer the best workplaces has been guiding the company for almost seventy years. Martela provides innovative and ergonomic furniture solutions and collaborates with renowned designers to ensure style needs are met. Martela ensure pieces are designed with individual expression and variation in a collection yet all parts are able to communicate and are easy to combine.

JUKKA SETÄLÄ

Interior architect, MA

CURRICULUM VITAE

Born 24 February 1967
Birthplace Helsinki, Finland

Training:
Interior architect, MA, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland 1996

Acknowledgements and awards:
2006 Best New Furniture in Europe 2006 / Readers Digest, Europe
2001 Merket for God Design
1999 Honorary mention 'Valo-99' (Light 99) / light design competition, Finland
1995 Coats Opti Oy, 1st prize / design competition, Finland
1994 Stala Oy, Harjavalta Oy, Naber & Co Oy, design competition, 3rd prize with Ilkka Koskela / Finland
1993 Jorvas High-Tech centre, graphic design, 1st prize / Finland

Grants:
2005 Suomen Kulttuurisäätiö (Finnish culture foundation)
2003 Suomen Huonekalusäätiö (Finnish furniture foundation)
1999 Eeva and Maija Taimi foundation
1999 Bryggman foundation
1998 State Applied Arts Commission's quality grant
1997 Grant from City of Helsinki's Cultural and Library Committee
1996 University of Art and Design Helsinki, Department of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design grant
1996 University of Art and Design Helsinki, grant from the Research Board
1994 University of Art and Design Helsinki grant (UIAH)

- Own business since 1996 under the name Suunnittelu- and Muotoilutoimisto Jukka Setälä Oy
- Furniture design teacher at the University Of Art And Design Helsinki since 1999

Plus Side Table

Origin

Europe

Price range

Under $750

Lead Time

12 weeks

Accreditation

The Plus+ sofa table is smart and stylish with carefully considered details. The sofa table is available in rectangular and round models. The Plus+ series has been designed especially for care facilities.

Jukka Setälä based his Plus+ series design on the design-for-all principle. The furniture is very comfortable and safe to use, but also stylish and well-proportioned. Moreover, it meets all special requirements and has passed stringent tests. Physical frailty does not prevent people from appreciating beauty.

Plus+ is a series of eight variable pieces of furniture, including a wooden chair with armrests, an easy chair with a low or high backrest, sofas seating two or three, a rocking chair, two sofa tables and a dining table. Round wooden legs and elegance create the harmonious look that encompasses the Pinta+ series.