Furniture that exists at the intersection of art and industry. MŪVEK is a design studio based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Our mission is to produce furniture that exemplifies structural refinement and the beauty of simple forms. The word MŪVEK, Hungarian for “works”, carries multiple connotations that capture some of the principles at work in our designs. MŪVEK can refer to the “works” in a word like “artworks”. At the same time, it carries the industrial associations in a term like “engineering works”. It is at once an individual, artistic expression used to describe fine products and industrial manufacture.
17/02/2026
Excited to open our studio doors for .capetown.
1st floor, 24 Napier Street, De Waterkant
Our Friday afternoon event is at capacity, but we’re looking forward to grabbing a drink with all of you during the open studio hours!
11/02/2026
Please join us for one of our open days during CTFW.
If you’d like to join us on 20 February between 2pm & 4:30pm, please send us an email at [email protected]. We will then confirm availability.
We hope to see you there!
02/12/2025
1st floor, 24 Napier Street, De Waterkant
Photographed by .
22/11/2025
Our new MŪ193 chairs by 📸
19/11/2025
A studio is more than a workspace — a place to test, to fail, to build again.
A big thank you to the team, in Australia and South Africa, for their trust in our designs and for including us in their beautiful Artist Series.
Photography by Inge Prins .
22/08/2025
Factory visits
New work in progress coming soon.
21/08/2025
Wall Hooks 2025
Enquire at [email protected]
Photo
18/08/2025
Wilderness House by
04/03/2025
‘Night is The Mother of Thoughts’, an exhibition by at showed from 28 October to 9 December 2023.
Our MŪ811 Long Table and MŪ191 chairs were displayed in the entrance gallery as part of the exhibition.
10/12/2024
Our MŪ111 round table, available in various sizes and finishes, can be ordered in a three or four leg version.
Pictured above is the 900 mm ø version in 3CR12 steel, a locally manufactured metal, with vapour-blast finish.
The table’s pared-back form complements the textured Enkay Landas rug, our dark grey MŪ191 chair and a Muuto Rime pendant from Créma.
Reach out to [email protected] for more information.
Marketing & Production Agency: International Trend Institute
Brand Shoot: Enkay Home (.home)
Photographer: Clinton Friedman ()
04/12/2024
MŪ411 swivel table in high gloss carmine red with the smallest version of the Object 1 stainless steel tray set.
Designer: Chris van Niekerk ()
Year of design: 2022 and 2022-2023 respectively