Karuselli Lounge Chair and Ottoman

Description

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. Kukkapuro spent several years sculpting the chair, wrapping himself in chicken wire and making a plaster cast of his body in a lounging posture in order to achieve the perfect dimensions. As soon as the chair’s iconic form was realized in 1964, it became 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 favorite chair.
The Karuselli Ottoman is the companion of the Karuselli Lounge Chair and a continuation of designer Yrjö Kukkapuro’s interest in achieving ultimate comfort through a union of function, ergonomics, and organic form. The ottoman consists of an upholstered leather top sitting on a white pedestal base of fibre glass.