vision & mission.

vision

Ames was only an idea at the beginning. While implementing this idea, it became a vision, shaped by extraordinary furniture design. The idea that started it all was simple and remarkable at the same time: we invite internationally successful designers to create furniture for us. All those selected designers have a common clear and basic definition of shape. When meeting with me, they experience through my enthusiasm for furniture design the passion that is typical of my South American home. Precise line drawing meets rhythmic pep. And the outcome of these encounters of apparent opposites is what makes ames so special.
In the ames brand, opposites melt together and complement each other and yet remain individually visible. Timeless and “thrilling” design is created that way. In other words, opposites attract one another – but only in their fusion they unfold their full appeal. Whichever designer creations emerge – one thing is certain: a sustained excitement of contrasting cultures will be palpable in all. It will be exciting to see what comes!

Ana Maria Calderón Kayser
Managing Director of ames

 

mission

Pasión. Not simple passion.

Temperament and spontaneity are contagious and are also at the base of our inspiration and love for furniture design. Each of our products spreads passion and charm; their sweeping curves, the vibrant lines and their strong character fascinate everybody who is looking at them.

Tensión. Not simple inspiration.

Cool and precise linearity meets rhythmic drive. A build-up of tangible tension generated between contrasting poles. A tension far beyond simple inspiration. The encounters between international designers and the ames brand give birth to new creative impulses.

Fusión. Not simple addition.

Ames is much more than a simple aggregation of styles. Ames is a fusion of two opposites engendering a new whole without denying the essential elements of its composite origins.