Yrjö Kukkapuro
A 'Funktus' rocking chair, Avarte.
Black fabric upholstery, birch veneer, black lacquered runners. length of the runners 86 cm, total width 62.5 cm. Manufacturer's label.
A few minor holes in the upholstery. Stains and minor colour loss on the runners
Literature
"Yrjö Kukkapuro Furniture Designer", Marianne Aav, Isa Kukkapuro-Enbom, Eeva Viljanen, Design Museum, Art-Print, Helsinki 2008, page 160. Published for the exhibition 18.1-6.4.2008.
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The model designed in 1991.
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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