Yrjö Kukkapuro - Design Online: Property from the Quico Collection, Tokyo New York Monday, September 16, 2019 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Esa Väisänen, Tomorrow's Antique, Tuusula, Finland

  • Literature

    Domus, no. 641, July 1983, inside front cover
    Furniture by Yrjö Kukkapuro, Avarte Oy, Helsinki, 1982, pp. 38-42
    Elizabeth Graynor, Finland: Living Design, New York, 1984, p. 230
    Fang Hai, Yrjö Kukkapuro: Furniture Designer, Nanjing, 2001, pp. 124-129, 173
    Pekka Korvenmaa, Finnish Design: A Concise History, Helsinki, 2010, p. 272

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"Phase - 2" armchair, model no. 403, from the "Experiment" series

1982-1983
Chromium-plated metal, painted plywood, leather.
29 x 25 x 30 in. (73.7 x 63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Manufactured by Avarte Oy, Finland. Underside with manufacturer's paper label with Design/Yrjö Kikkapuro/AVARTE/Made in Finland and one other label with LEIPÄTEHDAS.

Estimate
$500 - 700 

Sold for $1,375

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Design Online: Property from the Quico Collection, Tokyo

Online Auction 16-25 September | New York