Lukki Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Artek

The simply styled Lukki Chair is part of a relaunch of Tapiovaara's Lukki series designed from 1951-1956. A Finnish word meaning "daddy", the armchair is a light-weight structure featuring plywood seating and a leggy bent metal tube frame. Stackable and versatile, this chair was designed for frequent use with high arms, reinforced with plywood arm pads, and a comfortably shaped seat pan.

Tapiovaara designed several versions of the chair, which interior architect and designer Ilmari Tapiovaara originally conceived as a competition entry for the design of furniture for student housing at the Helsinki University of Technology. Tapiovaara won the competition, which marked the beginning of the Lukki series, and a period in which Tapiovaara designed many multipurpose chairs. The collection's lanky tube frames offer meaning to its name, which translates to "daddy" in Finnish, recalling the tall legs of a daddy long leg spider. Replacing solid wood, Tapiovaara used the metal in tandem with bent plywood to achieve versatile, durable designs.

View the Lukki Chair Collection here.

• Design: Ilmari Tapiovaara 
• Manufacturer: Artek
• Made in Finland
• Design Year: 1954
• Material: Painted steel tube, pressed birch plywood with beech veneer
• Dimensions: H 29" x D 20" x W 22"
• Seat Height: 17" 
• Arm Height: 26.3"

• Special order item - lead time up to 12 weeks. Please email info@vertigohome.us for current lead time and shipping costs.