Artek Kaari REB 004 Round Table Base:Natural Oak Ilmari Tapiovaara entered a competition

Ilmari Tapiovaara entered a competition to design furniture for the student housing complex at the Helsinki University of Technology: this was the winning chair

and the 100% sterling silver material shines bright with a textured surface

side dishes

so you could just as easily display it on its own

Artek Kaari REB 004 Round Table Base:Natural Oak Ilmari Tapiovaara entered a competitionDesigning brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec were inspired by Aalto's patented L shaped leg to create a component based system for the Kaari series. In Finnish, Kaari means "Arch." The fluid outline has the lightness of a single pen stroke, but is sturdy with a strong design presence. It has a single pillar oak base, but four steel wings give it even greater stability. Choose between black linoleum, glossy black laminate, or glossy white laminate,