{"title":"Ilmari Tapiovaara","description":"\u003cp\u003eIlmari Tapiovaara was one of the greatest interior architects and designers of his time. With the mind of a researcher and the soul of a craftsman, Tapiovaara was always looking for new ways to improve everyday objects. During his long career, Tapiovaara created dozens of iconic objects that are still loved today. Today, Artek's Tapiovaara Family Collection carries on the legacy of this master of timeless Finnish design. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1937, Ilmari Tapiovaara completed his studies in interior architecture and furniture design at the Central School of Applied Arts in Helsinki in Finland. After graduating, he spent six months as an assistant in Le Corbusier's office in Paris in France. In 1938, Tapiovaara began working as artistic director and designer at Asko Oy, then the largest furniture manufacturer in Finland. In 1941, he was appointed artistic and commercial director of the furniture company Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy. In 1946\/47, Tapiovaara and his wife, Annikki Tapiovaara, designed furniture for Domus Academica, then a new student residence in Helsinki. As part of this famous project, he also designed the Domus Stacking Chair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA great admirer of Alvar Aalto's work, Ilmari Tapiovaara also wanted to create products based on the same ideological principles. Tapiovaara embodied functionalism's principle of social equality and felt that architecture was the starting point for his design work. Alongside dozens of chairs and other furniture, mainly intended for public spaces, Tapiovaara also designed numerous interiors for banks, offices, hotels and showrooms from the 1940s onwards. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn total, Ilmari Tapiovaara received six gold medals for his work at the Milan Triennials of 1951, 1954, 1957, 1960 and 1964. He also received the Good Design Award in Chicago in the USA in 1951 and the Pro Finlandia Medal in 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"artek-aslak-chair","title":"Artek - Chair of the Aslak","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSteel with a curved beechwood\u003c\/h2\u003edesign\r\nThe Aslak Artek Chair impresses with its elegant, versatile design, making it equally at home in public spaces such as hotels or restaurants as it is in the comfort of one’s own home. With its short, rounded armrests, it fits easily next to a desk or dining table. The seat and backrest are pleasantly curved, allowing for hours of comfortable sitting. Designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara as early as 1946, the Aslak chair wasn’t manufactured until 1958, when technological advances made mass production possible. As a pioneer of modern Finnish design, Tapiovaara sought to combine sculptural form with economical use of materials—a goal that the Aslak chair fulfills perfectly.\r\nThe Aslak chair is made of molded oak veneer, while the legs and frame are made of solid beech.","brand":"Artek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57394940182872,"sku":"172157","price":934.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/1760\/5208\/files\/Artek-Aslak-Chair-weiss.jpg?v=1780054046"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.connox.com\/collections\/ilmari-tapiovaara.oembed","provider":"Connox","version":"1.0","type":"link"}