AKABA
AKABA
Est. 1986
About
AKABA is a Spanish furniture manufacturer based in Usurbil, in the Basque Country of northern Spain, that specialises in furniture for public, collaborative and contract spaces. Its catalogue covers chairs, stools, benches and tables for offices, education, hospitality and other shared interiors, developed with external designers. The company combines Spanish manufacturing with a strong design and export orientation. AKABA was founded in 1986 by a group of entrepreneurs who set out to build a furniture company centred on design, an international presence and job creation in the Basque Country. From the outset it focused on furniture for collective and public spaces — settings that bring people together — rather than purely on residential furniture, and it built its identity around design-led contract products. Designer collaborations are central to AKABA's collections. It has worked with a number of Spanish design studios and designers, including Jorge Pensi Design Studio (the KABI chairs), Francesc Rifé (the HANNA office chairs and BAT executive tables) and Iratzoki & Lizaso (the XOKO chairs and GUNE tables), among others. These partnerships span seating and tables for workplaces, meeting areas and public environments. The company has pursued an international strategy, exporting a large share of its production to markets across several continents, and its design-led approach has been recognised at a national level, including Spain's National Design Prize awarded for its business and design achievements. Manufacturing remains based in the Basque Country. AKABA's furniture is used in offices, education, hospitality and other public and contract interiors and is sold internationally through dealers and distributors. As a Basque-based Spanish manufacturer focused on furniture for collaborative and public spaces, AKABA combines designer collaborations with a contract-oriented catalogue.
Specifications
- Categories
- officehospitalityeducational
- Price Range
- $$
- Founded
- 1986
- Headquarters
- Usurbil, Spain
- Certifications
- ISO 14001
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Common Questions
AKABA is based in Usurbil, in the Basque Country of northern Spain, where it manufactures its furniture. It sells internationally through dealers and distributors, exporting a large share of its production. Its products are used in offices, education, hospitality and other public interiors.
AKABA was founded in 1986 in the Basque Country, Spain, by a group of entrepreneurs focused on design, international presence and job creation. From the start it specialised in furniture for public and collaborative spaces. It remains based in the Basque Country.
AKABA is known for design-led furniture for public, collaborative and contract spaces — chairs, stools, benches and tables for offices, education and hospitality. It develops products with designers such as Jorge Pensi, Francesc Rifé and Iratzoki & Lizaso. Its design work has been recognised with Spain's National Design Prize.
AKABA products are sold internationally through dealers and distributors, with a large share of production exported, for office, education, hospitality and public projects. Buyers typically work through these channels. furniture.directory is an independent directory and does not sell furniture directly.