Designer · Finland · 1927–2003
Antti Nurmesniemi
Antti Nurmesniemi (1927–2003) – Finnish interior architect and designer, creator of Sauna Stool (1951) and Wärtsilä enamelled coffee pot (1957).
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1927–2003
- Country
- Finland
Antti Nurmesniemi was born on 30 August 1927 in Hämeenlinna. In 1950, he graduated from the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki as an interior architect, and in 1956 he founded Studio Nurmesniemi. His wife was Vuokko Nurmesniemi, a designer associated with Marimekko.
The Sauna Stool was created in 1951 for the Palace Hotel in Helsinki. In 1957, he designed a red enamelled coffee pot for Wärtsilä. His furniture designs include F 10 (1968) for Tecta and the Tuoli chair (1978) for Cassina, and in 1984 he designed the ‘Antti’ telephone for Fujitsu. He also designed interiors, including those at Olavinlinna Castle, Helsinki railway station and on the Finnjet ferry.
He received the silver medal at the Milan Triennale (1957), the Lunning Prize (1959), the Pro Finlandia award (1964) and the title of Honorary Royal Designer for Industry (1986). From 1989 to 1992, he served as president of ICSID (International Council of Societies of Industrial Design). His work encompassed furniture, everyday objects, technical equipment and public interiors. He died on 11 September 2003 in Helsinki.
Key designs
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Sauna Stool
stool for the Palace Hotel in Helsinki
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Coffee pot
enamelled
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F 10
furniture
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Tuoli
chair
