Yrjö Kukkapuro

Yrjö Kukkapuro (1933-2025) was one of the most internationally successful Finnish designers. Graduated in interior architecture in 1958, he founded his studio in 1959. In addition to creating iconic award-winning projects, he was a lecturer, professor and rector between the 1960s and 1990s. His most famous work, the Karuselli Chair, was defined as the most comfortable chair in the world by the New York Times in 1974. His creations are part of the permanent collections of museums such as the MoMA in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the National Museum of Art in Stockholm, and have been exhibited in numerous international exhibitions.