Antti Aarre Nurmesniemi (30 August 1927 in

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– 11 September 2003 in

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) was a Finnish designer. He is perhaps best known for his coffee pots and his interior design work.

Biography

Antti Nurmesniemi's work includes enamel coffee pots and furniture such as the Jakkara

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stool, as well as

interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. With a keen eye for detail and a Creativity, creative flair, an ...

work. He has been referred to as the "Grand Old Man of Finnish Design", and he won the Lunning Prize in 1959. He was married to

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designer Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi, known for her striped designs for

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. Nurmesniemi was involved in the

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design of the Palace Hotel from 1951–1953. with Olli Borg and Olavi Hänninen. He also designed the interior of the Finnish State Guesthouse.

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worked for him for a short time, and they are credited together in at least one source for the Ball Chair design in the 1960s. Mary Quant put the chair in her

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store known for mod fashions. Aarnio also came up with the Bubble Chair, while Nurmesniemi designed the steel and leather covered poly-foam Triennale chair in 1960; Tecta Möbel's F 10 fiberglass, rubber, aluminum and chrome plated steel chair in 1968; the chrome and fabric covered foam Tuoli chair sold by Cassina in 1978; and the wicker and tubular steel D 35 ca. 1984.

Works

*''Antti Nurmesniemi: ajatuksia ja suunnitelmia'' (Reflecting and Designing), Kaupungin taidemuseo. (Helsinki) 1992.

References

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