Below are some images of
Yrjö Kukkapuro's design work which we had originally came across through reading on Wallpaper.
This article was originally found @
https://www.wallpaper.com/design/yrjo-kukkapuros-studio-tour
Tour Yrjö Kukkapuro’s studio – a temple to the art of sitting down
Left, Yrjö Kukkapuro in his Kauniainen studio, in February 2020. The unique sofa was painted by his friend Pino Milas in the 1970s. Right, ‘Color Experiment’ chair prototype, 2016. Photography: Felicia Honkasalo
Above, original model of ‘Fysio’ office chair, 1976, in pressed birch plywood and fabric. Below, detail of ‘Color Composition’ chair, 1993
‘Sculpture Lamp Blue Shade’, 2019, unique piece made by Kukkapuro for an exhibition in Estonia; and ‘Nelonen Profile’ chair, 1990s
Featuring a curved concrete roof, Kukkapuro’s studio on the outskirts of Helsinki was built by the designer and his wife Irmeli in 1968
‘Nelonen Titan’ chair, made with ice hockey sticks, and ‘Nelonen Z’ chair, both made in Kukkapuro’s workshop in the 1990s
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