8.20.07 | Ahrend, the worldwide manufacturer of contemporary-design contractfurniture, founded in 1896, first came onto my radar screen some yearsago when the topic of highly adjustable worksurfaces was heating up amongmy industry friends. Through the years I have followed the company from adistance via its product launches and at Orgatec, without ever having metany of its senior managers. So I was excited to be on my way to the ZonaTortona in Milan to meet Jacq de Bruin, President and CEO ofAhrend, Peter-Paul Hendrikx, Vice President, InternationalBusiness, and Christopher Grover, Vice President USA. We met inAhrend’s new showroom in the heart of the emerging ‘Design District’ ofMilan, accompanied by a virtual torrent of visitors to the FuoriSalone.

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