About Vitra

Vitra creating innovative products and concepts with great designers is Vitra’s essence. Developed in Switzerland and installed worldwide by architects, companies and private users to build inspirational spaces for living, working as well as public areas.

We are Kada, New Zealand owned and operated, working nationwide. Our ethos is to supply quality furniture solutions for contemporary and streamlined corporate office, education and hospitality environments. Our offerings are leading edge in all forms of workplace trends, giving you quality, innovative and collaborative designs.

Established in 1987, with offices in Auckland and Wellington, Kada has a reputation for honesty, trust, integrity, innovation and collaboration. Privately owned by Directors John Gilbert and Dave White, Kada has a multidisciplinary team of project managers, estimators, CAD technicians and account managers who are dedicated to delivering quality work. We collaborate with you and your team to develop a flexible workplace environment. We aim to create contemporary, fluid, changeable office spaces that promote good company culture, and multifunctional work environments that encourage user engagement. In January 2019 Kada merged with Cite to offer a unified commercial offering. Through this merger, Kada acquired brands Vitra, Artek and Actiu who are industry leaders in furniture design and concepts for offices and public spaces. Thus complimenting Kada’s existing international portfolio compromising of brands Schiavello, Bene, and Dauphin. We deliver solutions that are suited to meet the challenges of current and future working environments. Our approach follows a research-centric philosophy, and spaces are designed for what works best for you.

Sustainable Furniture & Design with a Conscience

We are committed to sustainable practice.
Kada has both a social and an environmental conscience, continuously improving how we manufacture and resource with minimal waste.
We focus on minimal environmental impact, as well as a keeping track of and reducing non-renewable resources throughout all facets of our business.
We use durable and sustainably sourced materials where possible, to provide furniture solutions that will have an enduring life cycle.
Kada, along with Space 3 Furniture Systems our manufacturing, logistic and transport facility, are all ISO 14001 certified.
Our Product Stewardship Programme is intended to meet the sustainability goals not only of ourselves, but the goals of our clients and wider communities around us.

International Partners

Kada is the sole distributor in New Zealand of respected international partners such as Schiavello, Vitra, Bene, Artek, Dauphin and Artek. We draw upon our international partnered relationships and designers, to provide the best knowledge and best solutions for best practice.
Our international partners offer solutions that are optimally suited to meet the challenges of current and future working environments. This approach follows a research-centric philosophy in all facets of product design to development. All furniture is intended to work harmoniously in your space. Solutions are designed specifically for collaboration, focus, quiet, technology and transitional spaces that are in constant flow.
We believe there is a clear connection between the design of your working environment, company culture and the success of your company.