Built from concrete, steel and glass in 1968–69, Studio Kukkapuro has served as the home and workspace of designer Yrjö Kukkapuro and artist Irmeli Kukkapuro for decades.
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1959 rocking chair -
100 SERIES
Blond1969–72 luminaire -
Coat Rack 80
Monena1971 coat rack -
YKA1
Nikari2011 easy chair
Studio Kukkapuro
The studio will evolve into a home museum and a centre for design thinking in the coming years. The project is led by the next Kukkapuro generation, Isa Kukkapuro-Enbom and Ida Kukkapuro.
Irmeli Kukkapuro – Portals, 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 and 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.
Yrjö Kukkapuro: Nelonen Model 4 at Gallery Lemmetti
Studio Kukkapuro and Gallery Lemmetti presents an exhibition celebrating Yrjö Kukkapuro’s Nelonen series 9.-26.4.2026. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to explore the extensive Nelonen chair ensemble, spanning from 1988 to the early 2000s. Nelonen is an umbrella term for a group of chairs by Yrjö Kukkapuro consisting of unique pieces and small series.
One Design for Each Decade
Beginning in the 1950s and continuing until his final days, Kukkapuro created iconic chairs across eight decades. For MATTER and SHAPE, Studio Kukkapuro presents one design from each decade, shown in collaboration with BLOND, Lepo, and Nikari. Meet us at the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris from March 6th to 9th.