Artek Karuselli Ottoman
KARUSELLI OTTOMAN
KARUSELLI OTTOMAN
Designed By Yrjö Kukkapuro
The Karuselli Ottoman is the companion of the Karuselli Lounge Chair and a continuation of designer Yrjö Kukkapuro’s interest in achieving ultimate comfort through a union of function, ergonomics, and organic form. The ottoman consists of an upholstered leather top sitting on a white pedestal base of fibre glass.
DESIGNER
YRJÖ KUKKAPURO
Designer of the world’s most comfortable chair
Born in Viipuri in 1933, Yrjö Kukkapuro is one of the most internationally successful Finnish designers.
He graduated as interior architect from the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki in 1958 and founded his own design office, Studio Kukkapuro, in 1959.
In addition to producing renowned and award-winning design work, Kukkapuro was a teacher, professor, and rector from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Kukkapuro's most famous model is the Karuselli Chair, named the most comfortable chair in the world by The New York Times in 1974. With work in the permanent collections of several museums – including the MoMA in New York, London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, and the National Museum of Art in Stockholm – Kukkapuro has exhibited his work in dozens of solo and group shows across the world.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Artek
DESIGNER
Alvar Aalto
DIMENSIONS
- Length : 53.5 cm (21")
- Height : 38 cm (15")
USE
Indoor
MANUFACTURED
Year : 1964
SEAT SURFACE
Leather Upholstery With Pu Foam Padding
BASE AND SHELL
Fibre Glass
PRODUCTION
Made In Finland
VARIANTS & COLOURS
Available in all Sörensen Prestige Leather colours.
Seat: Leather Upholstery, Black
Seat: Leather Upholstery, Red
Seat: Leather Upholstery, White