Yrjö Kukkapuro
A pair of 1950s "Kolibri" armchairs for Moderno Oy, Finland.
Stuffover upholstery, legs in lacquered birch. Width 76 cm, height to seat 36 cm, total height 85 cm.
Designed in 1955-1956 during Yrjö Kukkapuro's days at Helsinki Institute of Crafts and Design.
Wear and marks. Reupholstered.
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This item should be collected at Iso Roobertinkatu 12 after the auction has ended.
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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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