Tapiovaara, Llamari
Ilmari Tapiovaara (September 7, 1914 – January 31, 1999) was a Finnish designer noted for his furnishings and textiles.
In 1937 he graduated in interior design and in the following year worked for Asko. He would count Alvar Aalto as a strong influence. His own work gained attention for the Domus chairs. These came about while working with his wife at the Domus Academica from 1946 to 1947. The couple established their own office in 1951. In the following year he taught design at the Illinois Institute of Technology. After this he would do work in Paraguay and Mauritius on behalf of a United Nations development program. Further in 1959 he received the Order of the Lion of Finland’s “Pro-Finlandia medal.” He did much of his work for universities, schools, and also did a “Root Table” for the Finnish army. Furniture designs based on his sketches continued to be produced into the twenty-first century.
In 1937 he graduated in interior design and in the following year worked for Asko. He would count Alvar Aalto as a strong influence. His own work gained attention for the Domus chairs. These came about while working with his wife at the Domus Academica from 1946 to 1947. The couple established their own office in 1951. In the following year he taught design at the Illinois Institute of Technology. After this he would do work in Paraguay and Mauritius on behalf of a United Nations development program. Further in 1959 he received the Order of the Lion of Finland’s “Pro-Finlandia medal.” He did much of his work for universities, schools, and also did a “Root Table” for the Finnish army. Furniture designs based on his sketches continued to be produced into the twenty-first century.
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