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Yrjö Kukkapuro

(Finland, Born 1933)
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
714 - 892 EUR
738 - 923 USD
Hammer price
9 000 SEK
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Yrjö Kukkapuro
(Finland, Born 1933)

a pair of 'Remmi' easy chairs, Avarte, Finland, 1960-70s. Provenance Yrjö Kukkapuro.

White lacquered tubular steel, white leather seat, seat height 40 cm, height 60 cm.

Wear. Some of the leather straps for holding the seat are later.

Provenance

Yrjö Kukkapuro

Designer

Yrjö Kukkapuro is a Finnish interior architect and furniture designer with a prolific career spanning over 65 years. He gained fame primarily through his experimental design and ergonomic philosophy, focusing on ecological values and the inherent qualities of materials. Born in 1933 in Vyborg, Kukkapuro studied at the University of Art and Design Helsinki, later becoming a teacher there. Eventually, he served as the rector from 1978 to 1980.
Kukkapuro is perhaps best known for his chairs, with one of the most famous being the "Karuselli" from 1964. The chair was dubbed the "Most Comfortable Chair in the World" by The New York Times in 1974 and is part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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