founded 1981 in lisbon portugal headquarters lisbon central offices and tomar factory portugal key people alice teles silva sales & mkt luis vicente production and jos melo supply chain products furniture rugs light fixture number of employees 184 2008 website www.temahome.com temahome is portugal s largest furniture exporter based in lisbon . the company s main markets are germany switzerland portugal spain denmark and the united states however as of january 2008 the company exports to 40 countries with over 1200 points of sale in 4 continents . 1 contents 1 company history 2 product range 3 design team 4 awards 5 references company history edit the portuguese secretary of economy and the norwegian ambassador signing the agreement that originated the company lisbon 1981 founded as norema portuguesa in 1981 by the marriage of the norwegian norema sa and the portuguese mendes godinho sa it was meant to combine the norway s high technology with the portuguese efficiency and affordable costs to produce furniture . 2 between 1984 and 1994 the company manufactured a line of modular furniture for ikea which contributed to the improvement of its production and the decreased of its costs . in 1995 the norwegian partners took complete ownership of the company and started to produce kitchen bathroom and living furniture exclusively to the norwegian market where it maintained its own flagship stores . in 2000 temahome was created through the leadership of its new major shareholder the british 3i group plc. from this point on the ownership of the company was composed by four different stockholders the british 3i 41.50 % the spanish mch 25.25 % the portuguese escapital 25.25 % and its management team 8 % later in 2006 a new ownership structure was defined by a management buy in headed by a new management team and ownership was divided as follows management team 30 % lead capital management fund 60 % and an individual investor miguel calado 10 % . by the end of 2007 the company employed over 170 workers in its staff distribute between its lisbon headquarters and a 16.500 sq meters production plant in the city of tomar today temahome produces a line of contemporary furniture and decorative accents combining modern lines and designs by some portuguese designers such as the likes of filipe alarc o 3 product range edit filipe alarc o and the gem table the range of products is composed by 3 distinct lines essence style and trends . essence basic essential furnishing ready to assembly similar to the ikea style . style a more detailed design oriented line of products superior in quality of materials . trends furnishing by international designers . 4 design team edit the company has relied in portuguese designer filipe alarc o to lead its team of in house designers . besides filipe the company works independently with names like miguel vieira baptista fernando brizio and jette fyhn the in house team is composed by maria joao maia d lio vicente ricardo mar al and n dia soares . the company also works in cooperation on external designers like marco sousa santos fernando brizio and miguel vieira batista . citation needed awards edit temahome factory in tomar 2009 design management europe award medium sized company 5 2007 mobis award best contemporary manufacturer 2007 leader company status iapmei portugal institution for small and medium businesses 2002 portugal best small and medium businesses award 2000 portugal best small and medium businesses award 6 references edit ag ncia financeira portuguesa http www.agenciafinanceira.iol.pt noticia.php id 898843 & main id diario da republica http dre.pt interior design magazine http resourceguide.interiordesign.net companyinfo.aspx coid 3658137 & company temahome temahome website http www.temahome.com design management europe award winners 2009 . design management europe award . retrieved 11 june 2012 . mobiliario em noticia http www.mobiliarioemnoticia.pt retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php 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