A celebrated Finnish modernist, he designed a variety of furnishings but was best known for his seating, which, his company said, “almost every Finn has sat on.” By Julie Lasky Yrjo Kukkapuro, a ...

Yrjo Kukkapuro, a renowned Finnish designer whose postmodern style of chairs graced waiting rooms, offices and living rooms across Finland as well as collections in the Museum of Modern Art in New ...

THERE aren’t many trials clubs that can boast a three-times World Champion as their course marker – but Red Rose Classic MCC can. The Colne-based club enlisted the help of trials legend Yrjo ...

of Fitchburg, served in Finnish Air Force; 87 FITCHBURG — Yrjo Kalevi Eskelinen, 87, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the Leominster Hospital, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 66 years, Helvi V.

Yrjo Kukkapuro, a renowned Finnish furniture designer whose postmodern style of chairs graced waiting rooms and museums alike, sitting in his famous Experiment chair in his studio outside Helsinki ...