Horváth Máté
FOUNDER
When asked what my occupation is, I usually answer – designer. After this, I will immediately add that I mainly deal with furniture design. The reaction received is always positive, it is a lovely job. I also do it for love. The love of wood goes back a long time, my grandfathers and I worked a lot with this material, and many memories are attached to them. To this day, I admire the professionals who make useful objects from such a huge plant in the carpentry workshop. During my early studies, I got to know János Vásárhelyi a famous Hungarian furniture designer, who showed me the beauty of seating furniture.
If I had to define the key to success, perhaps the answer would be complex design. After all the initial conceptualisation and form-finding, I don’t neglect the structural side of the product. It is important to me that my design is aesthetically pleasing, but at the same time can be produced economicaly and above all they are sellable. This implies a close relationship between designer and manufacturer. And a special relationship between user and product. That’s what matters the most.
Awards
2024 Red Dot – Stretch Chair
2024 Red Dot – Shape Baby Furniture
2023 Big See Wood Award – Jean Coatrack
2019 Big See Wood Award – Mix Chair
2019 Big See Product Award – Mix Chair
2018 Hungarian Design Award – Mix Chair
2018 Arthungry Design Award – Mix Chair
Exhibitons
2024 Kind + Jugend
2024 Construma Budapest
2023 Imm Cologne
2023 Construma Budapest
2022 360 Design Budapest
2022 Kind + Jugend
2022 Construma Budapest
2021 360 Design Budapest
2021 Dubai Downtown Design
2021 Maison & Objet
2021 Construma Budapest
2019 Big See Award Exhibitons
2019 Construma Budapest
2019 Stockholm Furniture Fair Greenhouse
2018 Construma Budapest
2018 MEED Exhibitons Budapest
2017 Construma Budapest