Vintage Rocking Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Avarte Modern

Netherlands

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About this vintage design furniture

Mid century modern Avarte experiment rocking chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro. Rare experiment rocking chair which back in the 1980s has been produced in a very small quantity and therefor almost impossible to come across. The chair is overall in great condition with a few rocking scuffs on the base. Measurements : H 76 x W 55 x D 81 cm. The chair will be shipped abroad in a custom-made crate. Yrjö Kukkapuro (born April 6, 1933) is a Finnish interior architect and furniture designer. His career started in the 1950s while studying in the Academy of Design in Helsinki. Kukkapuro’s most famous model is called Karuselli (carousel) and it belongs to the collection of major museums including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. It was also nominated as the most comfortable chair in the world by The New York Times in 1974.

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Features

Length
55 cm
Height
76 cm
Depth
81 cm
Designer
Yrjö KUKKAPURO
Condition
Good
Style
Other
Period
1980s
Origin
Scandinavian
Colour
Black
Main material
Wood
Other material
Metal

delivery and return

  • Shipped from : Netherlands
  • Delivery time :
    • 1 week for small items
    • 2 to 5 weeks for bulky products
  • Return possible: up to 14 days after delivery

About the designer

Yrjö KUKKAPURO

Yrjö Kukkapuro is a Finnish designer born in 1933. He studied at the Helsinki Institute of Industrial Art and began his career working for the Haimi furniture company in 1959. In 1964, he set up his own design studio, Studio Kukkapuro, where he designed functional and innovative furniture that won several international awards.

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