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Periferia KVJ3 Stool
Kari Virtanen's sauna stool in solid alder, with oil finishes made for bathroom areas.
600 × 440 × 320 mm
1997
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Periferia KVJ3 is a stool by Kari Virtanen, the founder of Nikari, dated 1997 on Nikari's product page. Nikari calls it the traditional, classic sauna stool by Virtanen, made at Nikari in various forms throughout the decades. According to the page, this version was created in the 1990s for a special sauna area in Moscow, Russia. Nikari lists it in its Periferia collection.
Materials and surface
The page lists alder as the material. The surface is either a wood oil mix for bathroom areas or a black oil mix for bathroom areas.
Specifications
- Width: 600 mm
- Depth: 320 mm
- Height: 440 mm
- Material: alder
- Surface: wood oil mix for bathroom areas; black oil mix for bathroom areas
Story
A sauna stool made in several forms
Nikari describes the Periferia KVJ3 as the traditional, classic sauna stool by Kari Virtanen, which has been made at Nikari in various forms throughout the decades. The page dates this stool to 1997.
The Moscow version
This version was created in the 1990s for a very special sauna area in Moscow, Russia, according to Nikari's product page.
Collection
Periferia
Periferia by Kari Virtanen for Nikari: solid-wood furniture developed over 50 years, with the KVT3, KVJ3, Table, Round Table and Coffee Table.