the shenzhen kukkapuro art gallery was officially inaugurated in china-finland design park on april 10, 2015 marking a milestone in cooperation between the cities of shenzhen and helsinki. invest shenzhen attended and addressed the ceremony and gave a warm welcome to kukkapuro. invest shenzhen will continue to encourage designers and institutions to open galleries in shenzhen.
yrjo kukkapuro is a renowned finnish interior architect and was one of the most important modern furniture designers of the 20th century. as a major practitioner of nordic functionalism, he was a pioneer in introducing ergonomics into furniture design and has won more than 20 international prizes while garnering a great deal of prestige across the world.
