Lukki Stool

Name: Lukki Stool
Brand: Artek

Stools from Artek, Designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara

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Product description

Lukki means “daddy longlegs” in Finnish, which playfully suggests the distinctive look of the Lukki Stool. The frame of the stool is composed of tubular steel, while the seat is formed from pressed birch plywood. The result is a lightweight, versatile, and distinctive piece of furniture. Ilmari Tapiovaara designed the Lukki family for the student dormitories of the Helsinki University of Technology in the 1950s.
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 - Stools - stackable - 3-leg base - open base - Seat unpadded - Wood - Seat engineered wood - Metal - Base metal - Residential.

Part of the collection STOOLS.

Manufacturer Artek

Family Lukki

Architonic ID 1220976

Year of Launch 2013

Year of Design 1954