Established on 13th April 1913 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Pastoe is a company richly endowed with history. Pastoe looks to maintaining its successful, leading position in the international market for design furniture. Our mission is designing, producing, marketing and selling high quality, aesthetically durable furniture characterised by exceptional design quality. Ever since 1918, Pastoe's manufacturing plant has been located at the Rotsoords in Utrecht. The premises are to be found on the bank of one of the Netherlands' waterways, the Vaartse Rijn , where a group of some dedicated 60 craftsmen devote skill and passion to the creation of top quality furniture. In 1982 Pastoe took the initiative of opening the Dutch Design Center located in a section of the building. During its ninety years of existence, Pastoe has learned that slavishly reacting to the latest trends in the market is as nothing compared with the careful and measured evolution of a furniture collection. This applies to us, but even more so to those who have elected to furnish their homes with Pastoe furniture. We and our furniture cannot easily be outpaced by the rapid passage of time. New products continue to be based on the selfsame quality we have set ourselves in terms of our design policy and the way we make our furniture. For us, innovation is never merely cosmetic, but it's the next step in refining technologies, enhancing functionality and improving visual and material longevity. Pastoe is fully aware of how valuable history is in responding to the questions the future holds. Sensationalism just isn't Pastoe's style. Our key role in the development of Dutch design has always been characterised by sober minimalism. And logical innovation. The very simplicity of our storage units, tables, chairs and seating elements is a response to the need to marry quality with neutrality. Basic geometric shapes and sophisticated details are often combined with additional options - in terms of finishing, the way the various elements are composed and even with new functionalities added to storage units during their life. Nothing is forced, so the models function equally well in all kinds of different surroundings. For the trained eye, they are outstanding, but never obtrusive. Furniture with real character, unafraid to reveal itself without the need for extravagance. Furniture of few words. Pastoe selects its designers with care, drawing inspiration from the rich history of Dutch design, but adding an international edge. The link with Japan is a logical one, in view of the minimalist slant to our collection. Alongside the alliance with Shiro Kuramata, Shigeru Uchida has been Pastoe's most important foreign designer for years now. We also have our own design department, where concepts are developed and designs perfected, even going so far as devising our very own colour concept. Every single detail matters to us, because the details last a lifetime. In museum collections, showrooms, galleries, but above all in the homes of our clients, who watch in wonder as their furniture gains in value over the years.