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Yrjo Kukkapuro, Who Made the Easiest of Easy Chairs, Dies at 91

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.”

Julie Lasky
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Chairs, Deaths (Obituaries), Design, Finland, Furniture, Interior Design and Furnishings, Kukkapuro, Yrjo
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