Yrjö Kukkapuro
Yrjö Kukkapuro (born April 6, 1933 in Wiborg , Karelia ) is a Finnish interior and furniture designer.
Life
Kukkapuro studied at the Art Academy in Helsinki from 1950 . The most famous piece of furniture he designed is the Karuselli armchair ( German carousel ) from 1964, which was used as a prop in 1965 during the filming of the German science fiction television series Raumpatrouille - The Fantastic Adventures of the Orion Spaceship . The seating furniture was included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1974 it was nominated by the New York Times as the most comfortable seating in the world.
From 1974 to 1980 he was professor at the University of Art, Design and Architecture in Helsinki and from 1978 to 1980 its rector .
Private
Kukkapuro has been born with the graphic designer Irmeli Kukkapuro since 1954. Salminen married. The couple built a studio in Kauniainen in 1968 based on plans by civil engineer Eero Paloheimo, which is entirely in the style of Pop Art .
Awards
- Lunningpriset (1966)
- Finnish State Art Prize (1970)
- Pro Finlandia Award (1983)
- Kaj Franck Design Award (1995)
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Art, Design and Architecture in Helsinki (2001)
literature
- Bernd Polster: Design directory: Scandinavia . Universe, New York 1999, ISBN 0-7893-0336-1 .
- Kuka kukin on: henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista 2007 = Who's who in Finland 2007. Otava, Helsinki 2007, ISBN 978-951-1-20606-4 .
- Marianne Aav, Isa Kukkapuro-Enbom, Eeva Viljanen: Yrjö Kukkapuro: Huonekalusuunnittelija. Näyttely Designmuseossa 18.1.2008–6.4.2008 . Designmuseo, Helsinki 2008, ISBN 978-952-9878-55-0 (exhibition catalog).
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kukkapuro, Yrjö |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish interior and furniture designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiborg , Karelia |