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Kiki Bench
Ilmari Tapiovaara's upholstered Kiki Bench on an oval steel tube frame, 1960
1730 × 390 × 540 mm
1960
Hungary
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Description
Overview
Kiki Bench is an upholstered bench by Ilmari Tapiovaara, designed in 1960. Oval steel tubing makes up the frame, and the seat upholstery has smooth-edged contours.
Construction
Steel forms the frame, and the listed versions show it with black powder coating. The seat is covered in fabric or leather upholstery, with PU foam and polyester padding beneath.
Specifications
- Overall size (3-seater): 173 x 54 x 39 cm
- Frame material: steel
- Seat cover: fabric or leather upholstery on PU foam and polyester padding
- Origin: Hungary
Story
A compact bench
Artek calls the Kiki Bench compact in size and names its overall effect as one of memorable simplicity. The pieces behind that effect are an oval steel tube frame and an upholstered seat.
Frame and seat
Black powder coating finishes the steel frame in the listed versions, and the seat is covered in fabric or leather. Tapiovaara designed the bench in 1960, and it is made in Hungary.
More by Ilmari Tapiovaara
Kiki Lounge Chair
Ilmari Tapiovaara's compact steel-framed lounge chair from the Kiki Collection, 1960
Kiki Sofa
Ilmari Tapiovaara's steel-framed Kiki Sofa for Artek, 2- or 3-seater, 1960
Mademoiselle Rocking Chair
Tapiovaara’s 1956 solid-birch rocking chair, shaped through Finnish tradition and modern design.
Aslak Chair
A stackable beech chair sketched in 1946 and brought into production by technical advances in 1958.
Collection
Kiki Collection
Artek's Kiki Collection by Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1960: oval steel tube frames, a lounge chair, sofa, bench and low table, and a Milan Triennale gold medal.
