Liisi Beckmann

Liisi Beckmann
Born
Liisi Marjatta Meronen

(1924-12-07)7 December 1924
Kirvu, Viipuri Province, Finland
Died9 August 2004(2004-08-09) (aged 79)
Orimattila, Finland
Occupations
  • designer
  • artist

Liisi Beckmann (7 December 1924 – 9 August 2004) was a Finnish designer and artist primarily active in Italy from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. Examples of her work are held in the collections of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm and the Design Museum in Helsinki. Her work has also been exhibited at the Rome Quadriennale, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and the Triennale Design Museum in Milan. Her most celebrated design was the Karelia chair, first produced by Zanotta in 1966.[1][2]

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