Aarke

About

Aarke was founded in Stockholm in 2013 by industrial designers Carl Ljungh and Jonas Groth. The company was established around a straightforward proposition: frequently used kitchen appliances deserve the same attention to form, material and mechanical detail as furniture or lighting. Its first category-defining success was the home carbonator. Instead of concealing the mechanism inside a large plastic housing, Aarke developed a compact, manually operated appliance with a stainless-steel enclosure. That product established the visual and engineering language now carried through the wider range. Aarke has since expanded into water filtration, kettles and coffee equipment while retaining its Stockholm design base. The company calls its approach “everyday engineering”, describing products in which aesthetics, functionality and durability are developed together rather than added as separate layers. The current collection should be read product by product. For example, the Carbonator 3 is designed and engineered in Sweden and manufactured in China, while its compatible bottles, cylinders and care requirements are specific to the pressure system. Dyke & Dean therefore pairs the broader brand story with the exact specification of each stocked model.