You may have noticed the Stressless® recliner upholstered in the German national colors that the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest winner Lena showed off during a television interview. The creative upholsterer behind that unique chair, Jürgen Romes, has been repairing Stressless® recliners in Germany for years, and knows the Ekornes classic in and out. ...

Ekornes ASA was one of six Norwegian companies nominated for the Research Council of Norway’s  Innovation Award for 2011, previously called Norway’s Most Innovative Company.

This year Ekornes reported to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for the first time.  The report did well in the Nordic ranking of the best report.

Ekornes Asia Pte Ltd is crowned "WELLNESS CHAMPION" in Hong Kong’s Most Valuable Companies 2011. 

Ekornes launches a new recliner with Stressless® Plus™ system, available in Medium and Large sizes. 

Ekornes is today presenting their best ever figures. Both revenues and operating profits are the highest in the company’s history. Employees can look forward to a bonus equal to three-quarters of their monthly salary.

2011 marks 40 years since the first Stressless reclining chair came onto the market.  This will be celebrated throughout the year with "Sky Blue", a cheery shade of blue that will be seen in much of Ekornes' advertising.

The Stressless® Design Online application has got off to a flying start. Many orders were received using this new tool even during its pilot testing.

The Christmas holidays at Ekornes started today, and around 1,000 staff members gathered together for the Christmas celebrations in the canteen in Ikornnes.

Seehotel Jägerwirt in Austria now offers Stressless Comfort in its Spa.

Seehotel Jägerwirt in Austria now offers Stressless Comfort in its Spa.

Ekornes is participating in a project to develop automated sewing operations, and we are now harvesting the fruits of our labours.

In the last week of November Ekornes is launching new models at its own trade fairs in Birmingham and Paris, with a subsequent fair in Hamburg from the 6th December.

More than 90 per cent of Norway's population are familiar with the Ekornes®, Stressless® and Svane®(mattresses) brand names. In a recent survey, the three brands scored the highest recognition level of all furniture manufacturers.

Ekornes 3rd quarter results presented today.

Ekornes is presenting next year’s collection of recliners, sofas and mattresses at our annual trade fair in Ålesund, Norway.

Norwegian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and Defense visited Ekornes in September.

Autumn is here meaning we can look forward to cosy times indoors. The trend this autumn is an interior influenced by both natural colours and materials.

Stressless® Jazz was one of the chairs selected to be part of the travelling "Have a seat" display. The display was launched in Bergen and then moved to Oslo.  The chair is now on the move again, this time to Seoul in South Korea.

Ekornes' products sold very well at the Habitare Fair in Helsinki, 1-5 September.

On Wednesday 8 September, Ekornes received the 2010 Stockman Prize in the small and medium-sized companies category.

Stressless® Golf Tour is the name of a new initiative from the Ekornes sales office in France.  The objective is for golf tournaments to result in more Stressless® products in French homes.  

Ekornes Ltd. is chosen by the retail readers of the trade magazine “Interiors Monthly” to win two of the title’s Awards this year.   Ekornes has won in the category of “Best Overseas Furniture Manufacturer” and for “Best Marketing Support”.  ...

Ekornes’ half-year results for 2010 show an increase in revenue and profits. Profit before tax increased by 72.8 percent to NOK 296M.

Ekornes’ half-year results for 2010 show an increase in revenue and profits. Profit before tax increased by 72.8 percent to NOK 296M.

Jeder Zweite gestaltet die eigenen vier Wände regelmäßig um

The head office and the factories at Ekornes in Norway are closed for summer vacation in the weeks 28 to 31, but the customer service centres are open.

Two or three times a week, container ships fully loaded with furniture leave the Ikornnes factory premises.

From 27th April until 31st October 2010, Ekornes is represented with a separate stand in”The Nordic Lighthouse”, which is a promotional platform for companies and organizations from the Nordic countries.  ...

Mike Giebel is owner of the company Harrmann in Rostock, and has a big heart for Stressless®.  Giebel alone sells more than 200 Stressless seats every year.

Ekornes launches products for maintenance of upholstery fabrics.

Ekornes chairman, Olav Kjell Holtan, is selected Chair of the Year 2010.  He received the award from the Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske at an energy summit at Hotel Continental in Oslo on June 1st. 

The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 is quite busy giving interviews since her victory.  Stefan Raab, host of the German late-night show TV total, made sure that Lena was comfortably seated during the interview.

More than 400 Stressless® dealers will visit Ekornes and Sunnmore this summer.   

Although Norwegian furniture export to Japan fell by 4.2% last year, Ekornes increased its turnover in the Japanese market by 22.5%.

Ekornes delivers the most successful first quarter in the company’s history, and has a strong opening of 2010.  The Group has an operating result of NOK 155 million, and a pre-tax result of NOK 154 million.

  The combined Stressless showroom and training facilities opened in Hamburg April 20.  The showroom covers 450 square meters (nearly 5000 square foot) and displays the complete range of comfortable Stressless® chairs and sofas from Ekornes. ...

Ekornes hires Anders Ramstad as Environment and Quality Manager.

New and existing furniture in the Stressless collection are now available online in our new e-catalogue.  Discover our collection of comfortable seating furniture from home.

Ekornes offers many practical tables and other accessories for your Stressless® furniture.  Here are some new accessories that will be available this spring:

Ekornes were well represented in the seventh Norwegian Furniture Sledding Championship in March.

Knut Svendsen hired in a new position as E-Commerce Manager for Ekornes ASA.

In January, training managers from 10 different Ekornes markets gathered to take part in the launch of the new and improved Ekornes® School.

Knut Svendsen hired in a new position as E-Commerce Manager for Ekornes ASA.

515 children, aged 6-12 years, attended this year’s Ekornes Cup.  54 creatively named soccer teams showed great enthusiasm during the event in Sykkylven this weekend.

Ekornes ASA has presented a solid result for 2009. The order income for 2009 is ten percent higher than in 2008.  The Group’s consolidated operating profit totalled NOK 500 million, which corresponds to 19.3 percent of the total turnover.   

A new design joins our range of comfortable Stressless recliners: Stressless® Oxford. 

New commercials for Stressless® in 2010.

Ekornes launches four new commercials for Stressless® in 2010

We have started 2010, a year where Stressless® chairs in a bright red colour will highlight advertisements and posters from Ekornes.  Each year Ekornes has a new signature colour, and this year it’s the colour ”Chili Red” that rules. 

In the period 11.-18. December, Ekornes invited dealers from Southern Europe to an exhibition at the designer Pierre Cardin’s showroom, right next to Champs Elysées.

The factories and head office in Norway close for Christmas vacation from December 22 to January 4.  This year, Ekornes has decided to end the previous scheme of giving Christmas presents to staff and distribute the money among charities instead.

  Ekornes chose to arrange a private show in England this year instead of attending the national furniture fair held in January.  Their own  IOC (Innovators of Comfort)-show was held from November 29 to December 2 at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, and turned out to be a great success. ...

6 million Stressless sold!

Ekornes extends the Stressless® brand and launches a completely new system in our collection of comfortable motion furniture: Stressless® with the ErgoAdapt™ system (Pat. pend.).  This is a new and revolutionary sofa system that offers unique comfort whether you are seated or lying down. ...

On Wednesday, 11 November the Ikornnes factory had a visit by HRH Crown Princess Mette Marit.

With a new shop in Huhhot, Ekornes reaches out to yet another corner of the world.

Ekornes' sales and marketing people visiting Norway

As part of its focus on new markets Ekornes has established a subsidiary in Sydney, Australia.

Autumn is truly upon us, and it is time to create a cosy atmosphere indoors.

All 7th grade pupils in Sykkylven are invited to a special viewing of the Ekornes factory, to see how the Stressless recliner and reclining sofa are produced.

The first steps of constructing new buildings to house larger expedition and lacquer department started in August. 

Ekornes supports the principles of Global Compact, and participates as of July 2009.

Ekornes has decided not to attend the international furniture fairs IMM Cologne and Interiors, Birmingham in January 2010.

It takes the best of recliners, salons and home theatre furniture to recruit the best personnel.

Geir Ståle Tennfjord is appointed ICT Director of Ekornes ASA.

This winter, 62 Ekornes employees were put on leave following a significant drop in the number of orders. Today, nearly all of them are back at work. This means a lot to the local communities housing Ekornes factories, and to the Ekornes Group.

Ekornes ASA delivers a strong result for the first half of 2009, with increased orders for product areas Svane mattresses and Stressless chairs.

Every year Ekornes invites retailers to Norway to see how the Stressless recliner and sofa are produced.  We also get to show them some of the beautiful scenery surrounding the Stressless factory. 

The head office and the factories at Ekornes in Norway are closed for summer vacation in the weeks 29 to 32, but the customer service centres are open.

Best Western Hotel Hordaheimen in Bergen can offer you rooms with excellent mattresses and recliners.

Organises course for employees, and prepares safety report.

At its meeting 22 June, the board of directors of Ekornes ASA has appointed Øyvind Tørlen (39) as group president and CEO.

The two Norwegian artists that performed at the free Ekornes concert this weekend could relax in first-class recliners after the show.

This weekend, the furniture industry in Sykkylven built a sofa measuring 890.25 meters in length.

Ekornes has invited everybody in Sykkylven to a concert this Saturday.  A record attempt is scheduled for Sunday.

Ekornes has received more orders than expected, allowing the companyto recall 14 of those employees the company had temporarily laid off.

Showcased hidden talents during the Norwegian Furniture sledding championships.  

Dismissals in Norwegian Ekornes factories has been less extensive than signaled.  

Take up less space, and provide the same world renowned comfort.  

Dutch campaign makes sure drivers don't miss the point.

Aims to become the leading supplier in the Nordics, and is evaluating an expansion into new countries.

Michael Haines has strong retail background.

A brand new recliner in the luxury class is among our news this spring.  

Ekornes increases turnover, in spite of the difficult market. Also, 2009 offers a promising start.  

Scores highest on brand recognition, and increases number of orders in German market.

Rejoins Ekornes as President of Ekornes Asia.

Secures the flow of quality products to Stressless customers.

Demand for timeless design keeps up. We introduce Stressless Royal Medium.

Ekornes upgrades its department for product development, paving the way for even more comfortable sofas and recliners.

A record number of furniture containers have been shipped from our plant at Ikornnes, Norway in one week.

The great industrial adventure of Ekornes is to become a book.

Experienced Country Manager to front sales of Stressless in Spain.

Norwegians rank Ekornes in top ten when it comes to consumer trust.

Every summer Ekornes are being visited by quite a few furniture dealers and journalists. They come to learn about the company, the production technology, and the beautiful surroundings that has created Stressless®.

The head office and the factories at Ekornes in Norway are closed for summer vacation in the weeks 28 to 31, but the customer service centres are open.

Ekornes has published a stylish online furniture catalogue this year. Now you can surf through living rooms packed with Scandinavian design.

Sacco® has been manufactured at Ekornes’ factory in Fetsund, Norway. Now the Svane® mattresses will benefit from a larger production capacity.

Last year Ekornes launched the innovative recliner Stressless® Jazz, and today the new recliner received the Norwegian Award for Design Excellence.

Ekornes is one of the exhibitors at High Point Market in USA on April 7th to 13th.

With the slogan “Good morning™” Svane® is now introducing a stronger emphasis on the total bedroom interior.