Lukki Chair

Name: Lukki Chair
Brand: Artek

Chairs from Artek, Designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara

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Product description

Ilmari Tapiovaara designed the Lukki collection for the student dormitories of the Helsinki University of Technology. Composed of tubular steel with a seat, back, and armrests formed from pressed birch plywood, the Lukki Chair is all-purpose and highly versatile: stackable, lightweight, and hardwearing. The short arms can be pulled close to a table, allowing for studying at a desk and dining, while offering the necessary support and comfort. Lukki means “daddy longlegs” in Finnish, a name as whimsical as the chair is practical.
Available in black, stone white, sage green.

Concept

In the late 1940s, Ilmari Tapiovaara entered a competition to design furniture for the student housing complex at the Helsinki University of Technology. This marked the beginning of a long period during which Tapiovaara would explore combining tubular steel with wood and textiles. Tapiovaara entered the competition with his design for the Lukki Chair. Not only did it win, it went on to form the basis of the influential and highly popular Lukki series.

Replacing solid wood with tubular steel frames and plywood elements, Lukki brings together strength, durability, and versatility with a distinctive aesthetic.

More about this product

Categorised in Seating - Chairs - stackable - with armrests - 4-leg base - open base - Seat unpadded - Wood - Seat engineered wood - Metal - Base metal - Residential.

Part of the collection CHAIRS.

Manufacturer Artek

Family Lukki

Architonic ID 1220975

Year of Launch 2013

Year of Design 1951