The Magic Room exhibition presents the colourful, imaginative and experimental oeuvre of a designer who has left a long-term mark on Finnish design, Yrjö Kukkapuro.
EMMA’s new exhibition pairs Kukkapuro’s iconic furniture and prototypes with artworks that similarly play with colours, materials and shapes.
The Magic Room concept also inspired the architecture of EMMA’s exhibition, which was curated by EMMA’s in-house team: Museum Director Pilvi Kalhama and Curators Inka Laine and Tuomas Laulainen. The exhibition architecture was designed by TAKT Oy’s Taina Väisänen and Jovana Lukić, and the visual identity by Ilona Ilottu / Dog Design.
EMMA’s Magic Room exhibition presents a wide-ranging selection of Kukkapuro’s designs, including his iconic furniture and his experimental lighting and prototypes spanning from the 1960s to the 2000s. The exhibition highlights the shapes and colours of Kukkapuro’s designs and their parallels with modern and postmodern art. Kukkapuro’s most enduring source of inspiration was his spouse, the graphic artist Irmeli Kukkapuro (1934–2022). Most of the artworks featured in the exhibition are curated from EMMA’s own collection.
Exhibition Centre WeeGee
Ahertajantie 5, Tapiola
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