Studio Kukkapuro

14/12/2025

"I am a sieve through which the sun streams.”

Irmeli Kukkapuro – Portals is the first book of Irmeli Kukkapuro’s art.
Edited by Päivi Helander and Ida Kukkapuro, the book offers a journey into Irmeli Kukkapuro’s previously largely unknown world. It includes a substantial article by art historian PhD Asta Kihlman, who provides an overview of the developments that have shaped Kukkapuro’s work. In addition to graphic prints, drawings the book presents photographs of over 320 objects found on the shelf in the artist’s corner at Studio Kukkapuro – from essential tools and materials to artifacts of inspiration and memory.

Finnish Irmeli Kukkapuro (1934–2022) was a versatile artist. From early ink works she moved on to lithography, woodcuts and large abstractions, object compositions and, in the late period, paintings and collages. The themes she explored in her works were gender, form, space and color. The artist herself described the creative process as "breathing in and breathing out".

Irmeli Kukkapuro – Portals is published in April 2026 by Garrett Publishing.
Graphic design Päivi Helander
Photography Christian Jakowleff

11/11/2025

We are so excited to announce that Studio Kukkapuro will open as a home museum in fall 2026.

The space will welcome visitors and serve as an inspirational center for design thinking, reflecting the unique spirit, lifestyle, and creative legacy of Yrjö and Irmeli Kukkapuro.

We look forward to sharing this new chapter of Finnish design history with you. Stay tuned, and see you at the Studio. 🤎

www.studiokukkapuro.com

12/06/2025

Posters designed for Yrjö Kukkapuro by Tapani Aartomaa (1934–2009), an award-winning and internationally known Finnish graphic designer.

The duo's most famous collaborative project was called "Tattooed chairs", i.e. different chairs designed by Kukkapuro and decorated with Aartomaa graphics, which they created together between 1991 and 2009.

The Alnus Poster was created by Aartomaa in 1993 and only after that did Kukkapuro begin turning it into a chair. Completed with colourful, laminated legs, the corresponding chair is a rare collector's item that was only manufactured as a limited edition of 39 pieces.
The relaunched Alnus Poster is part of a fundraising campaign aiming to develop Irmeli and Yrjö Kukkapuro's studio in Kauniainen, Finland, into a museum. Only a limited batch of 250 posters is available.

05/06/2025

𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝟑 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧

You are invited to join us for morning tea to celebrate the collaboration of Stine Goya with Finnish modernist Yrjö Kukkapuro, reimagining his renowned Moderno chair in a new light – in 42 different colorways.

Wednesday 18 June and Thursday 19 June at 9–10.30
Vaernedamsvej 6, Copenhagen

Kindly rsvp here https://shorturl.at/878gG

10/02/2025

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Designer and professor Yrjö Kukkapuro died on February 8, 2025, at his home in Kauniainen. He was 91 years old.

Kukkapuro's long career in design spanned over 70 years. Almost every Finn has sat on a chair he designed–at a metro station, in a bank, at school, or in a library. Yrjö Kukkapuro focused on public space furniture and office chairs, but their comfort made them well-suitable for homes.

Yrjö Kukkapuro never stopped designing and coming up with new ideas. Until the very end, he pondered a concept of ​​his new chair, the plan of which was clear in his mind. His assistant didn't have time to make drawings of the chair.

Yrjö Kukkapuro 1933–2025Helsinki, 9 February 2025Designer and professor Yrjö Kukkapuro died on February 8, 2025, at his home in Kauniainen. He was 91 years old. Kukkapuro's long career in design spanned over 70 years. Almost every Finn has sat on a chair he designed–at a metro station, in a b...

30/10/2024

YK100 F is a floor luminaire allowing for a soft and reflected light, aimed at the large reflector an ambience lighting is created as well as a sculpture in the room.

YK100 F is manufactured by Blond, Swedish company from Värnamo.

16/10/2024

“I created the postmodern Experiment collection for the Milan fair of 1982, which I consider to be the greatest success of my career.
When I initially heard about the possibility that Hem would relaunch the chair, my first thought was: ‘It feels good to be back in Sweden again’. Now I understand that this means more than that: the whole world will be home to Experiment once more,” said Yrjö.

The Experiment is now available via hem.com.

15/10/2024

In 1982 Yrjö Kukkapuro underwent a self-described ‘postmodern explosion’ – an eruption of creativity that resulted in one of the most important and influential designs of his career: the Experiment Chair. Bold and expressive, the Experiment Chair was first produced in 1984 and swiftly became an icon of 1980s design, enjoying a decade of global
success until production ceased in 1995.

The Experiment Chair will be available to order at hem.com starting on tomorrow, October 16, 2024!

04/09/2024

See you next week at Habitare!

26/10/2023

Sininen Ovi Kirjamessuilla 26–29.10!
Kirja löytyy Nide-kirjakaupan standiltä, osoitteesta 6h30.