We sit, work, sleep, eat, play and heal in furniture every day. We place things in and on it so we can access them later. Meanwhile, the ergonomics of furniture, including comfort levels and how we engage with it, can invite a sense of belonging for our bodies, wherever and whoever we are. Equally important from a design perspective, however, we also value the visual and material characteristics of furniture and admire how it can compliment rooms and buildings, how it makes us feel in spaces, and how it supports us and responds to us when we interact with it.

Thus, we see furniture as an essential interface between our bodies and the world and its selection as critical to the success of any project.

While Korr offers unmatched service as suppliers of premium office and institutional furniture, backed by decades of established experience in the Greater Toronto Area led by partners Howard and Marc Klerer of Harkel Furniture, we uniquely combine this with expertise in Indigenous design thinking and reconciliation-in-action.

As a majority Indigenous-owned company led by Red River Métis architect and academic David Fortin, Korr has the built-in capacity to transcend the disciplinary boundaries of procurement and instead integrate holistic design thinking throughout all levels of design production. With decades of experience working with Indigenous communities and clients across Canada as an architect and academic, David and his team bring a uniquely Indigenous design perspective to the FFE supply chain.

Thus, essential to the founding of korr is our commitment to reconciliation. We are particularly interested in supporting Indigenous-led projects, institutional projects aspiring towards Indigenous presence, and supporting other Indigenous architects, designers, and artists, in their work to advance a path towards reconciliation. To this end, we have also established relations with Indigenous furniture makers who can craft specialty items in your project, or Indigenous graphic designers whose work can be applied to fabrics and other areas of design. Furthermore, a majority of our hires moving forward will be Indigenous. In other words, while we understand the challenges of Indigenous reconciliation in Canada, we choose to focus on every opportunity we can to advance reconciliation within the FFE scope of projects we are engaged in.

Ultimately, the Korr team is fully committed to emerging as the furniture supplier of choice due to our commitment to the highest level of holistic design performance, not only ergonomically and aesthetically, but also where the supply of furniture is never disconnected from the overall vision for any project. Our team is uniquely positioned to ensure that the furniture supplied for your project has been thoughtfully considered and integrated, and that Indigenous values have guided our approach throughout the process.