Vintage Model 401 Armchair by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
An iconic and rare vintage model 401 armchair by Alvar Aalto. This was made in Finland by Artek, it dates from around the 1970’s.
Bouclé, Bentwood
$3,500Sale Price|30% Off
All Original Vintage Alvar Aalto Wingback Armchair 401 by Artek Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Brooklyn, NY
All Original Vintage Alvar Aalto Armchair # 401 by Artek made in Finland. Great wingback lounge chair model 401 designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1933.
Upholstery, Birch, Rattan
Alvar Aalto '36/401' Cantilever Armchairs in Birch and Black Fabric, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Prague, New Town
Highback cantilever armchairs, model '36/401', designed by Alvar Aalto in 1933. Produced by Artek in Finland, 1950s.
Fabric, Birch
Alvar Aalto Armchair Model 401 in Birch and Honey Sheepskin, Artek 1950s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful original Alvar Aalto armchair model 401, which was first designed in 1933.
Fabric, Birch
Alvar Aalto Highback Cantilever Chair Model 36/401 Birch & Rusty Red Wool, 1930s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful pair of vintage birch highback lounge chairs model 36/401 by Alvar Aalto. Upholstered with original rusty red wool and with an amazing honey coloured patina to the bent b...
Wool, Birch
Early Alvar Aalto Armchair Model 401 in White Sheepskin, Artek 1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful and early version of the iconic Aalto arm chair model 401 that was first designed in 1933.
Birch, Sheepskin
Finnish Design Classic Lounge Chair No 401 by Alvar Aalto, 1930s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto
Located in Renens, CH
Early edition of the 401 cantilever lounge chair designed by Alvar Aalto and produced by Huonekalu Ja Rakennustyötehdas (Turku, Finland) during the late 1930s.
Fabric, Birch
Pair of Model 401 Armchairs, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Pair of model 401 armchairs, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940/1950s.
Wool, Birch
Cantilever Armchair 401 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Arne Jacobsen, Artek
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The high-back cantilever Armchair 401, an Alvar Aalto design from 1933, offers maximum comfort.
Birch
Alvar Aalto Pair of Cantilever Armchairs M. 401 Green Buffalo Check, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful pair of mid-century Alvar Aalto cantilever 'spring' chairs model 401. This chair is similar to the iconic one known as Pikkupaimio (small paimio) but with a higher back a...
Metal
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 24.81 in D 30.71 in
Alvar Aalto Cantilever Armchair 401, Huonekalu- Ja Rakennustyötehdas, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Farnham, Surrey
A rare early 1930s Alvar Aalto cantilever chair 401 just as he introduced it to the world at the 1933 Milan Triennal.
Birch
Unavailable
H 34 in W 24.5 in D 32 in
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Lounge Chair in Bouclé Finland circa 1938 No 2
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Model 401 lounge chair in Bouclé Finland Circa 1938 No: 2 Alvar Aalto Model 401 lounge chair Finland Circa 1938, the cantilevered birch ’S' shaped frame upholstered in...
Bouclé, Birch
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 24.81 in D 30.71 in
Alvar Aalto Cantilever Armchair 401, Huonekalu- Ja Rakennustyötehdas, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Farnham, Surrey
A stunning early 1930s Alvar Aalto cantilever chair 401 just as he introduced it to the world at the 1933 Milan Triennal.
Birch
Alvar Aalto 36 Chair
By Alvar Aalto, O.Y.Huonekalu
Located in Epperstone, Nottinghamshire
Early Alvar Aalto 36/401 chair designed in 1933 and made by O.y.
Fabric
Alvar Aalto 401 Wingback Chair by Artek Finland, 1970s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
Alvar Aalto 401 wingback chair by Artek Finland, 1970s.
Bouclé
Alvar Aalto 401 Wingback Lounge Chair for Artek, Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Stockholm, SE
An early wingback lounge chair model 401 designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland in1933.
Fabric, Birch
Wingback Chair by Alvar Aalto 'Model 401'
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wingback Chair by Alvar Aalto (Model 401) reupholstered in Wool Cashmere.
Fabric, Plywood
Wingback Chair by Alvar Aalto (Model 401)
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wingback Chair by Alvar Aalto (Model 401) reupholstered in chocolate brown Mohair About Alvar Aalto: Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer.
Mohair, Plywood
Alvar Aalto Armchair 401 by Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek 401 armchair with original green suede upholstery.
Fabric, Birch
Alvar Aalto Early Model 401 Bentwood Lounge Chair, 1940s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Coronado, CA
An early Alvar Aalto Model 401 lounge chair, circa 1940s. 1 owner, purchased from the original buyer.
Leather, Linen, Wood
Model 36/401 Alvar Aalto Cantilever Lounge Chair, Finland, 1930
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Culver City, CA
Alvar Aalto Cantilever Lounge Chair Finland, 1930 Model 36/401.
Wool, Birch
Model 401 Armchairs, Alvar Aalto, Artek, Late 20th Century
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model 401 armchairs designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek.
Fabric, Wool, Birch
1940's Early Alvar Aalto Model 401 Armchair by Finmar
By Alvar Aalto, Finmar
Located in London, GB
An iconic and very rare early model 401 armchair designed by Alvar Aalto. This version was made in Finland by Finmar, it dates from around the 1940’s.
Fabric, Wood
Early Alvar Aalto Armchair Model 401 for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful and early version of the iconic Aalto arm chair model 401 that was first designed in 1933.
Fabric, Birch
Sold
H 33.67 in W 24.81 in D 33.27 in
Easy Chair Model 36 / 401 Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1933
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Easy chair model 36 / 401 designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1933.
Textile, Birch
Armchair model 402/401 by Alvar Aalto, Finland 1932/33
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Berlin, DE
Armchair model 402/401 by Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Turku, Finland 1932/33 construction formed laminated birch wood, renewed upholstery and cover, medium ...
Birch, Cotton, Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 35.44 in W 24.41 in D 31.5 in
Very Special Model 36/401 Easy Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Hedemora
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Uppsala, SE
Early production, model 36/401 easy chair, by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Hedemora, circa 1950.
Fabric, Birch
Sold
H 40.5 in W 24.5 in D 28 in
Vintage Mid-Century Model 36/401 Cantilever Lounge Chairs by Alvar Aalto, a Pair
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a stunning pair of Alvar Aalto's Model 36/401. The wingback, cantilever design was first introduced in 1933 by Aalto following the popularity of his previous model chair.
Wool, Birch
Sold
H 35.04 in W 29.93 in D 39.38 in
Alvar Aalto Highback "Tank" Arm Chair in Sheepskin A 38, Artek 1940s
By Artek, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
This earlier model of the iconic "tank chair" has a high-back seat with "ears" similar to the model 401 armchairs by Aalto. Although this is a much bigger and heavier version.
Sheepskin, Birch
Alvar Aalto 401 Wingback Lounge Chair for Artek, Finland
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Alvar Aalto 401 wingback lounge chair for Artek, Finland.
Fabric, Plywood
Alvar Aalto 401 Wingback Chairs Artek, Finland, 1970
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stylish pair of wingback lounge chairs model 401 designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1933.
Upholstery, Plywood
Alvar Aalto 401 Wingback Lounge Chair for Artek, Finland
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
A wingback lounge chair model 401 designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1933.
Fabric, Birch
Alvar Aalto Armchair 401 Artek Finland
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Houston, TX
Great wingback lounge chair model 401 designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1933.
Birch
Pair of Model 401 Alvar Aalto Wing Chairs
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of laminated birch wood wingback armchairs designed by Alvar Aalto. Unmarked but presumed to be produced by Arte in the 1970s. Newly upholstered in Delany and Long fabric.
Birch
Sold
H 24.81 in W 30.71 in D 35.04 in
Pair of Lounge Chairs Model 401 by Alvar Aalto, 1935 Finland Design
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
First edition 1935 of Scandinavian lounge chair, this model 401 designed by Alvar Aalto Stamped with "Aalto design made in Finland" Original Frame in plywood and beige leather.
Leather, Plywood
Alvar Aalto, "Tank" arm chair, A 38, Artek 1930s
By Artek, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
This earlier model of the iconic "tank chair" has a high-back seat with "ears" similar to the model 401 armchairs by Aalto. A much bigger and heavier version.
Birch, Sheepskin
Alvar Aalto "401" Armchair
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Alvar Aalto "401" armchair. Nice old patina
Birch, Fabric
Alvar Aalto Highback Armchairs Nr. 401
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Salzburg, Austria
The Aalto 401 is a high-backed classic armchair designed by Alvar Aalto in 1933..
Wool
Alvar Aalto Chair, 36/401 Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Original model. Alvar Aalto, 1950 for Artek, Wingback armchair model 36/401 Upholstered, side supports of laminated birch.
Early Wing Chair Model 401 by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Hudson, NY
Pre-war, high back cantilevered wing chair, with spring seating and bent birch plywood frame. Frame original, new linen upholstery. Made by Artek, circa 1940s.
Cantilevered armchair, model 36/401 by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed with applied manufacturer's label to underside: [Finmar Ltd. Design Reg. 787811- 19 Patent No. 423686 Made in Finland].
Upholstery
Pair of Vintage Alvar Aalto Wingback Lounge Chairs Model #36/401
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Pair of Vintage Alvar Aalto Wingback Lounge Chairs Model #36/401. Originally designed in 1933 these vintage 1950's examples are ready to be reupholstered.
Birch, Wool, Upholstery
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Lounge Chair Armchair by Artek, circa 1938
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Model 401 lounge chair armchair by Artek circa 1938 Rare early Alvar Aalto Series 401 cantilever chair by Artek, Finland circa 1938, the cantilevered birch ’S' shaped ...
Birch
Sold
H 41.3 in W 24.61 in D 31.5 in
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Armchairs Matching Pair Artek Midcentury Design, Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
The armchair 401 was designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in 1933.
Birch
Sold
H 41.3 in W 24.61 in D 31.5 in
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Armchairs Matching Pair Artek Midcentury Design, Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
The armchair 401 was designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in 1933.
Birch
Sold
H 41.3 in W 24.61 in D 31.5 in
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Armchairs Matching Pair Artek Midcentury Design, Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
The armchair 401 was designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in 1933.
Birch
Alvar Aalto Model 36 / 401 Cantilever Lounge Chair by Finmar, Finland
By Finmar, Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto model 36 / 401 cantilever lounge chair by Finmar, Finland, circa 1940.
Birch
Sold
H 34 in W 24 in D 30 in
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Lounge Chair By OY Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötehdas AB 1938
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Lounge Chair Armchair By OY Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötehdas AB Circa 1938 Rare early Alvar Aalto Series 401 cantilever chair by OY Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötehda...
Birch
Sold
H 34 in W 24 in D 30 in
Alvar Aalto Model 36 / 401 Cantilever Lounge Chair by Finmar, Finland circa 1940
By Finmar, Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto model 36 / 401 cantilever lounge chair by Finmar, Finland, circa 1940 Rare early Alvar Aalto series 36 / 401 cantilever chair by Finmar, circa 1940, the cantilevered b...
Birch
Sold
H 34 in W 24 in L 34 in
Alvar Aalto Model 36 / 401 Cantilever Lounge Chair by Finmar Finland, circa 1940
By Finmar, Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto model 36 / 401 cantilever lounge chair by Finmar, Finland, circa 1940 Rare early Alvar Aalto series 36 / 401 cantilever chair by Finmar, circa 1940, the cantilevered b...
Birch
Cantilevered Armchair, Model 36/401 by Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed with applied manufacturer's label to underside: [Finmar Ltd. Design Reg. 787811- 19 Patent No. 423686 Made in Finland].
Upholstery
Sold
H 36 in W 23 in D 35 in
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Cantilever Lounge Chair Bouclé by Finmar circa 1940 No:1
By Finmar, Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Model 401 cantilever Bouclé lounge chair by Finmar circa 1940 No:1 Stunning early Alvar Aalto Model 401 cantilever chair by Finmar Finland circa 1940, the cantilevered...
Bouclé, Birch
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Large (29") Smooth Undulating White Plaster Shell Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
A plaster pendant in a smooth, undulating shell shape, with scalloped edges. A newer take on Francis Elkins's 1940s plaster plafonnier. Hanging by four white chains; with 3 medium ba...
Metal
Glossy Cream Ceramic Chandelier in Antique Brass 5-Arm 42.5" DIA
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Five antique brass patina arms curve up from a ceramic cluster dish to five tall stoneware ceramic shades in a glossy glaze with a subtle off-white hue. With a fixed black walnut orb...
Brass
Custom Made Model 54 Mohair Velvet Lounge Chair
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design Model 54 lounge chair A custom made lounge chair developed and hand-made using the highest quality materials. The 54 chair is a contemporary update of an obscure desi...
Sheepskin, Beech
Ceramic Circular Chandelier by Olivia Cognet
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ceramic chandelier made by the french artist Olivia Cognet, made of different sized cylinders put together covered with decorative elements. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, Fre...
Ceramic
$116,000 / set
H 27.5 in W 23 in D 32 in
Pierre Jeanneret Fireside Chairs, Teak & Cowhide, Art Deco, 1955-56
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre Jeanneret Fireside Chairs, Taupe hide
Cowhide, Teak
$5,799
H 27.17 in W 24.02 in D 29.14 in
Alvar Aalto 402 Series Armchair for Artek, circa 1960, lambskin
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Lounge chair designed by Alvar Aalto manufactured, circa 1960. New upholstered with lambskin Curved birch plywood and braided vegetable fiber. Measures: 74 x 61 x 69 cm.
Sheepskin, Birch
$6,058
H 32.29 in W 24.22 in D 37.01 in
Alvar Aalto Armchair Model 36, Finmar/P.E. Gana, 1st Production 1933
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Uxbridge, GB
This Alvar Aalto Armchair Model 36 is a timeless piece of Finnish design, created in 1933 and showcasing the elegance and innovation that made Aalto a key figure in the modernist mov...
Alpaca, Plywood
Alvar Aalto Cantilevered Leather Lounge Chair for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artek’s Model 406 lounge chair designed by Alvar Aalto. The cantilevered frame is a bent birch wood that gives the seat a floating effect. The chair's seat and seatback is finished i...
Birch, Leather
$13,733 / set
H 29.14 in W 24.02 in D 28.35 in
Alvar Aalto Pair of Sheepskin Padded Cantilever Armchairs Model 402, Artek 1950s
By Artek, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful pair of mid-century Alvar Aalto cantilever 'spring' chairs model 402, also known as Pikkupaimio (small paimio) associated with the legendary Paimio Sanatorium designed by...
Metal
Wingback Lounge Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare and sculptural wingback lounge chair having a cantilevered laminated birch frame and retaining its original handstitched textured linen upholstery.
Upholstery, Birch
An architect and designer, Alvar Aalto deserves an immense share of the credit for bringing Scandinavian modernism and Nordic design to a prominent place in the global arena. In both his buildings and his vintage furniture — which ranges from chairs, stools, tables and lighting to table- and glassware — Aalto’s sensitivity to the natural world and to organic forms and materials tempered the hardness of rationalist design.
Relatively few Aalto buildings exist outside Finland. (Just four exist in the United States, and only one — the sinuous 1945 Baker House dormitory at M.I.T. — is easily visited.) International attention came to Aalto, whose surname translates to English as “wave,” primarily through his furnishings.
Instead of the tubular metal framing favored by the Bauhaus designers and Le Corbusier, Aalto insisted on wood. His aesthetic is best represented by the Paimio armchair, developed with his wife, Aino Aalto, in 1930 as part of the overall design of a Finnish tuberculosis sanatorium.
Comfortable, yet light enough to be easily moved by patients, the Paimio chair’s frame is composed of two laminated birch loops; the seat and back are formed from a single sheet of plywood that scrolls under the headrest and beneath the knees, creating a sort of pillow effect. Aalto’s use of plywood had an enormous influence on Charles and Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen, Marcel Breuer and others who later came to the material.
Concerned with keeping up standards of quality in the production of his designs, Aalto formed the still-extant company Artek in 1935, along with Aino, whose glass designs were made by the firm. In the latter medium, in 1936 the Aaltos together created the iconic, undulating Savoy vase, so-called for the luxe Helsinki restaurant for which the piece was designed.
Artek also produced Aalto pendants and other lighting designs, many of which — such as the Angel’s Wing floor lamp and the Beehive pendant — incorporate a signature Aalto detail: shades made of concentric enameled-metal rings graduated down in diameter. The effect of the technique is essential Alvar Aalto: at once precise, simple, and somehow poetic.
Find a collection of vintage Alvar Aalto stools, vases, dining tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.