Karuselli

Distinct in style and exceptionally comfortable, the Karuselli Lounge Chair exemplifies designer Yrjö Kukkapuro’s interest in achieving ultimate comfort through a union of function, ergonomics, and organic form.‎ Shaped to echo the human body, the inspiration for the Karuselli reportedly came about when the designer was playing outside making snow chairs with his daughter.‎ In search of the perfect dimensions, Kukkapuro spent several years sculpting the chair, arriving at the iconic form in 1964.‎ An immediate international success, the chair prompted Gio Ponti to choose Karuselli for the cover of Domus in 1966 and inspired Sir Terence Conran to proclaim it his favourite chair.‎Base and shell: Fibre glassBrace: SteelSeat surface: Leather upholstery with PU foam paddingSwivel (mechanism)Felt glides mountedArtek is proud to reintroduce Yrjö Kukkapuro’s legendary lounge chair Karuselli, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014.‎ The modern design classic was a result of extensive experimentation and a revolutionary combination of ergonomics, new materials and production methods.‎Kukkapuro began developing the fiberglass chair in the 1950s, arriving at the famous shape in 1964.‎ The shape of the Karuselli chair is the result of extensive experimentation – Kukkapuro spent four years sculpting it and searching for the right dimensions, initially using his own body as a guide.‎ Karuselli is exceptionally comfortable as well as stylistically distinctive precisely because it is ergonomically based on the shape and proportions of the human body.‎ As a result of his persistent efforts, Kukkapuro finally arrived at a form that represented a novel combination of ergonomics, new materials and production methods, as well as artistic design.‎