Finland

2014

Commemorative coin

100th Anniversary of the birth of designer and interior designer Ilmari Tapiovaara

Official Journal of the European Union

The left inner part of the design shows Ilmari Tapiovaara’s name and years. The right inner part of the design depicts a close-up from the furniture fitting characteristic for Ilmari Tapiovaara. At the right the indication of the issuing country ‘FI’, the mint mark and the year of issuance ‘2014’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914-1999), a Finnish interior architect and designer, worked in the offices of Alvar Aalto in London and Le Corbusier in Paris, among others - his students included Eero Aarnio. As a visiting professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Tapiovaara also had active contact with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. He developed dismountable and stackable seating furniture with preference. In 1971 he received the Finnish State Prize for Design. The coin shows a detail of a chair characteristic of him.

Edge lettering

Designer