All important things will grow and improve in 49 years: love, joy of life, longing for beauty, and handicraft skills. On the other hand, if a journey lasts half a century, there certainly will be obstacles and challenges along the way. Manufacturing ceramics has not always been easy, but it goes with the territory. Let's enjoy the second half of our century together and leave something beautiful for future generations.
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When everyone else was moving away from Posio, we wanted to move there. Our company started in 1971 practically by accident, like many other successful companies have done: Anu Pentik's enthusiasm for ceramics and leather crafts began to bring home the bacon. The Pentik tableware gained reputation for their round shapes and handicraft feel. "The best way to find out if your company has it is to build a huge ceramics workshop along with a store and café."Anu has always been very productive, so a new showroom was soon added to the Pentik-mäki Cultural Centre. Pentik boldly opened its first store on Esplanadi right in the heart of Helsinki in 1976. ”If you like something, someone else will like it too. It is simple as that!"
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1982 1985 |
1986 |
1989 |
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In the 90's we focused on what we did best: ceramics. The economical recession nearly derailed everything, but we survived. When we decided to wind down other lines of our activity and concentrate on ceramics, we were able to build the company's own store concept. Pentik underwent a transformation. Because we were not afraid of the future, we extended our product selection as soon as we could do it.
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1992 - 1995 |
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Anu does not spend the most of her time in the basement anymore. That is the biggest change during these 49 years. We still love what we do, and we love each other. There is just more to love than before: we have a large family, hundreds of workmates, and reindeer as our neighbours.
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 |
2009 2011 2012 |
2014 2016 2017 Pentik store opens in Utrecht, the Netherlands. |
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