Alvar aalto furniture

Poltrona Paimio by Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto. Stacking Stools (model 60). 1932-33. Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Turku, Finland. Birch. Each: 17 1/4" ( 43.8), diam. 14" (35.5 cm). Gift of the manufacturer. 493.2004.1-9. Architecture & Design

This armchair is named after the Paimio tuberculosis sanatorium in Southwest Finland.

Alvar Aalto model 31

Having visited Alvar Aalto’s Paimio Sanitorium, in Finland, Architecture critic Philip Morton Shand along with business partner Geoffrey Boumphrey set up Finmar. Finmar had the exclusive rights to import and distribute Aalto’s furniture in the UK. In that year they set up Fortnum & Mason’s Exhibition (London) featuring a whole range of furniture and sculptural...

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Finnish architect and designer Finland, died May 11, 1976 in Helsinki, Alvar Aalto was a pioneer in modern architecture.

For sale: Early 'Model 400' Tank lounge chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland 1960s | #285971

Alvar Aalto is celebrated as the inventor of bent plywood furniture; even if his name doesn’t ring a bell, you'll recognise his influence on design.

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Stool 60 by Alvar Aalto for Artek, c. 1933

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Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, lighting, and glassware, as well as s

A cantilever chair (model no. 21) designed by Alvar Aalto in 1933 which was once upholstered in green leather-effect fabric. The fabric has now been stripped and the back curve seems to have been cut off during the upholstery process, as early as the mid 30s. There is a chance that it came from a...

Birch, painted metal. One of two prototype tables designed for Maison Carrée, Aalto's sole architectural project in France. The other example of t...