iittala Group is a home furnishing company that is actually several individual Scandinavian design manufacturers including Arabia, Hackman, Iittala, and Rörstrand. In the U.S. all of these brands are sold under the name iittala and representing the best in modern design. The most confusing of this U.S. branding is the Hackman cookware and Hackman cutlery lines. This popular stainless cookware pots and pans is some of the finest manufactured in the world. The Hackman cutlery line (now iittala flatware) is extremely sought after for its quality and design. The Iittala story began in 1881, when a glass factory was established in Iittala, a small Finnish village, north of Helsinki. This is where the company's design heritage began - and where, among other products, Alvar Aalto's world-renowned Aalto vase, is still produced, mouth blown. Today Iittala Group is a leading homeware design company, and offers a wide range of products representing the best in modern Scandinavian design. Iittala is an internationally recognized brand for its Scandinavian Design icons such as the marimekko kivi votives, iittala essence glassware, toika birds and the iittala collective tools. Iittala works with a verity of designers and architects including Marimekko, Alvar Aalto, Antonio Citterio, Timo Sarpaneva and Renzo Piano. You can buy iittala online or at Fitzsu societies stores located in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Palm Springs, California. Everything iittala can be ordered and purchased through Fitzsu.