Junior Swivel Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Haimi, Finnland, 1966

eames‘ chairs are so common and widespread today that you’ve actually seen them far too often. but there are some versions that are a bit more special – making them collector’s items. for example, these ray & charles eames side chairs ‚pkw-2‘, meaning a pivoting, k-wire chair on a wooden base. version 1 would be a fully covered seat, version 2 is the cut-out „bikini“ cover, where you can see the wire mesh construction. this is also known as a ‚bikini swivel wire chair‘. here we have a black and a white one. we understood they were imported from the united states as a pair to Europe – but then sold on to different customers. years ago we bought the white one as the first piece in our eames-1st-generations-collection. by chance or serendipity, we were now able to find and buy the black one also and thus reunite the pair. together they make impressive and scarce art objects to grace any collection of early midcentury design. interestingly the dowel-leg-version was discontinued after 1954: the open ball-bearing connection and the elegant thin wooden legs weren’t very practical. weight and power, when swivelling, sometimes resulted in cracks or breakage. (that’s why we wouldn’t recommend them to use as a kitchen chair, maybe.) they are functional, showing a wonderful patina and are great pieces to admire and to understand the thinking behind the design. set of 2 side chair, model pkw-2, swivel dowel-base 1 white powder coated wire-shell, cognac-coloured leather bikini...

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Vintage Mid-Century Modern Original "Junior" Swivel Chairs by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Haimi Newly Upholstered in a Holly Hunt Blue Suede - Set of 3 Beautiful, rare and original Set of "Junior" swivel chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Haimi Finland. The blue stands are made of cast aluminum. The chairs have been newly upholstered in a beautiful Holly Hunt “Blu-Suede” that will be sure to elevate any room. circa: 1960 Dimensions: Square Base Chair...

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