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50 years of Stressless®

Norwegian design since 1971

About us

Over 50 years of forward thinking

In 1934, Jens Ellingsen Ekornes (pictured) founded a furniture company. Soon thereafter, the J. E. Ekornes Fjærfabrikk (Spring Factory) – which had just three employees and used machines made in Germany – found its first customers and began successfully selling springs for furniture and mattresses throughout Norway.

Craftsmanship

Quality and Care

The caring nature of our employees is based on generations of knowledge about furniture and on a culture which, for five decades, has been carried by solid principles for the design and processing of materials.

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Norwegian Design

Experience Nordic comfort

Norwegian design is defined by the same sense of functionality and quality materials as the broader Nordic design tradition. Our aesthetic sensibility is strongly influenced by the beauty of nature. This provides more than a touch of poetry and freedom. However, it still requires hard work to turn what nature provides into excellent products.

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Innovation

Technology

Ever since Jens E. Ekornes travelled abroad to seek inspiration, the use of
machines has played an important role in the production process.

Meet the people

Craftsmanship from passionate people

We are Stressless®

Our roots are firmly planted in the Sykkylven district of Sunnmøre, on the west coast of Norway.  In 1971, the first Stressless chairs were launched on the Norwegian market. The success of Stressless® lead to a major expansion and automation of the steel department. This expansion takes Stressless® and Ekornes into the most expansive chapter of its history.
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This is a quote about how much I love Ekornes. Stressless are the most comfortable chairs in the world, and nobody can beat them!

Aslaug Josefsen
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This is a quote about how much I love Ekornes. Stressless are the most comfortable chairs in the world, and nobody can beat them!

Eivind Ekornes
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This is a quote about how much I love Ekornes. Stressless are the most comfortable chairs in the world, and nobody can beat them!

Hilde Angelfoss
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This is a quote about how much I love Ekornes. Stressless are the most comfortable chairs in the world, and nobody can beat them!

Jonas Arntsen Melseth
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This is a quote about how much I love Ekornes. Stressless® are the most comfortable chairs in the world, and nobody can beat them!

Linda Skauvik
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This is a quote about how much I love Ekornes. Stressless are the most comfortable chairs in the world, and nobody can beat them!

Olav Larsen

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