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Alvar Aalto L-Leg Rectangular Dining Table in Birch, 1950s
Alvar Aalto L-Leg Rectangular Dining Table in Birch, 1950s

Alvar Aalto L-Leg Rectangular Dining Table in Birch, 1950s

By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto

Located in Prague, New Town

Original and rare dining table in birch, designed by Alvar Aalto for O.Y. Huonekalu-ja

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto 30's Early Club Table
Alvar Aalto 30's Early Club Table

Alvar Aalto 30's Early Club Table

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Tomi, Nagano

Early alvar aalto club table. Its legs are made by aalto L-leg. Not similar to 907 table,becase

Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birch

Bench 153A by Alvar Aalto for Artek
Bench 153A by Alvar Aalto for Artek

Bench 153A by Alvar Aalto for Artek

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Centreville, VA

naturally with other members of the L-leg family. Thanks to Aalto’s ground-breaking L-leg system, the legs

Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Bentwood

L-Leg Dining Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
L-Leg Dining Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s

L-Leg Dining Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s

By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

L-leg table, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto Chair Stool Model 65
Alvar Aalto Chair Stool Model 65

Alvar Aalto Chair Stool Model 65

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in San Diego, CA

from birch with a molded plywood back. Birch bentwood legs with Aalto’s signature feathered bentwood

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto Model 60 Linoleum Top Stool
Alvar Aalto Model 60 Linoleum Top Stool

Alvar Aalto Model 60 Linoleum Top Stool

By Artek, Alvar Aalto

Located in San Diego, CA

Vintage Alvar Aalto model 60 linoleum top stool. Birch bentwood legs with Aalto’s signature

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto Model 60 Linoleum Top Stools
Alvar Aalto Model 60 Linoleum Top Stools

Alvar Aalto Model 60 Linoleum Top Stools

By Artek, Alvar Aalto

Located in San Diego, CA

. Birch bentwood legs with Aalto’s signature feathered bentwood leg design. Great patina, 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Set of 4 K65 Stools by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1960s
Set of 4 K65 Stools by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1960s

Set of 4 K65 Stools by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1960s

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest

materials harmoniously merge. The stools feature Aalto’s signature bent birch legs, a pioneering technique

Category

20th Century Finnish Other Stools

Materials

Wood

Special Listing for Gia Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Alvar Aalto 1946
Special Listing for Gia Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Alvar Aalto 1946

Special Listing for Gia Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Alvar Aalto 1946

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Vienna, AT

the time. Y legs stands for the leg construction and based on the bending wood by Alvar Aalto - the L

Category

Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Center Tables

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Model 69 Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek
Model 69 Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek

Model 69 Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Los Angeles, CA

bentwood birch body and incorporates Aalto’s “L-leg” design. The 69 chair was designed in 1935 by Aalto and

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Birch, Plywood

Alvar Aalto Dining or Game Table and Chairs
Alvar Aalto Dining or Game Table and Chairs

Alvar Aalto Dining or Game Table and Chairs

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Water Mill, NY

Alvar Aalto "Fan Leg" birchwood dining or game table and chairs manufactured by Artek of

Category

20th Century Finnish Dining Room Sets

Materials

Upholstery, Birch

Rare Alvar Aalto Table 907 Produced by Artek, 1940s
Rare Alvar Aalto Table 907 Produced by Artek, 1940s

Rare Alvar Aalto Table 907 Produced by Artek, 1940s

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Stockholm, SE

Alvar Aalto's innovative L-leg coffee table, double coffee table designed 1933. Elegant low birch

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Alvar Aalto for Artek Birch Dining or Writing Table
Alvar Aalto for Artek Birch Dining or Writing Table

Alvar Aalto for Artek Birch Dining or Writing Table

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Brooklyn, NY

features the signature Aalto bent birch L-shaped legs, and can be used as a desk, dining or game table. It

Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Plywood, Birch

Rare Dining Table by Alvar Aalto in Karelian Birch
Rare Dining Table by Alvar Aalto in Karelian Birch

Rare Dining Table by Alvar Aalto in Karelian Birch

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Karlstad, SE

round tabletop, veneered with Karelian birch, supported by Aalto's characteristic legs of bentwood. The

Category

20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto Birch Dining or Writing Table with Blue Top
Alvar Aalto Birch Dining or Writing Table with Blue Top

Alvar Aalto Birch Dining or Writing Table with Blue Top

By Artek, Alvar Aalto

Located in Montclair, NY

A fine example of bauhaus design by Finnish designer Alvar Aalto, this birch bent leg table has the

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Bentwood, Birch

Alvar Alto ‘Fan Leg’ Side or Coffee Table
Alvar Alto ‘Fan Leg’ Side or Coffee Table

Alvar Alto ‘Fan Leg’ Side or Coffee Table

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

of Finnish Modernism, the “Fan Leg” table by Alvar Aalto embodies the distinctive six-section fan leg

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Side Tables

Materials

Ash, Birch

Set of Four Alvar Aalto Model 66 Dining Chairs for Artek
Set of Four Alvar Aalto Model 66 Dining Chairs for Artek

Set of Four Alvar Aalto Model 66 Dining Chairs for Artek

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Los Angeles, CA

seat and bent birch wood legs in Aalto’s signature “L” design. This detail would later be a signature

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Laminate, Birch

Model H93 Extendable Dining Table in Oak by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1960s/70s
Model H93 Extendable Dining Table in Oak by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1960s/70s

Model H93 Extendable Dining Table in Oak by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1960s/70s

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Karis, Nyland

Vintage Alvar Aalto designed H-Leg extendable dining table. Model H93. Made in Finland for Artek

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Alvar Aalto 3-Legged Stool Model 60 In Birch & Rare Green Linoleum, Artek 1950s
Alvar Aalto 3-Legged Stool Model 60 In Birch & Rare Green Linoleum, Artek 1950s

Alvar Aalto 3-Legged Stool Model 60 In Birch & Rare Green Linoleum, Artek 1950s

By Artek, Alvar Aalto

Located in Helsinki, FI

rare elm legs. Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is a world famous architect and designer. He was well known

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch, Elm

Set of 6 Vintage Alvar Aalto Model 66 Chairs by Artek in Laminated Birch, 1970s
Set of 6 Vintage Alvar Aalto Model 66 Chairs by Artek in Laminated Birch, 1970s

Set of 6 Vintage Alvar Aalto Model 66 Chairs by Artek in Laminated Birch, 1970s

By Artek, Alvar Aalto

Located in Odense, DK

increases the stability of the component. Aalto called the L-leg “the little sister of the architectural

Category

Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Birch

Early Alvar Aalto Secretary, Model 802, 1930s
Early Alvar Aalto Secretary, Model 802, 1930s

Early Alvar Aalto Secretary, Model 802, 1930s

By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek

Located in Amarillo, TX

Rare early edition secretary by architect Alvar Aalto with L-legs in original condition. Drop

Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Alvar Aalto Birch Bench, Artek, Finland, 1950s, Scandinavian Modern
Alvar Aalto Birch Bench, Artek, Finland, 1950s, Scandinavian Modern

Alvar Aalto Birch Bench, Artek, Finland, 1950s, Scandinavian Modern

By Artek, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab

Located in Turku, Finland

examples. The bench has solid wood birch seat and bended L-Legs; typical of Aalto’s designs. It has been

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Birch

Alvar aalto Side Table Model 86 for Artek, 1930s
Alvar aalto Side Table Model 86 for Artek, 1930s

Alvar aalto Side Table Model 86 for Artek, 1930s

By Artek, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto

Located in Helsinki, FI

for it can be dismanteled easily, so shipping will not cost an arm and a leg. For more Aalto items

Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto Table Model 81B,  in Birch & Red Linoleum Surface, Artek 1960s
Alvar Aalto Table Model 81B,  in Birch & Red Linoleum Surface, Artek 1960s

Alvar Aalto Table Model 81B, in Birch & Red Linoleum Surface, Artek 1960s

By Artek, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto

Located in Helsinki, FI

Alvar Aalto rectangular L-leg table in red linoleum top, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu-ja

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tables

Materials

Birch

Mid-Century Leather Ottoman/ Stool Pair
Mid-Century Leather Ottoman/ Stool Pair

Mid-Century Leather Ottoman/ Stool Pair

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Wilton, CT

Fine pair of Ottoman/Stools designed in the manner of Alvar Aalto. Custom leather and ebonized legs.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Laminate, Wood

Alvar Alto Model 60 Stacking Stool, Finland
Alvar Alto Model 60 Stacking Stool, Finland

Alvar Alto Model 60 Stacking Stool, Finland

By Artek, Alvar Aalto

Located in Hanover, MA

Wonderful midcentury example of Alvar Aalto's L-leg three-legged Model 60 stool in birch laminate

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Pair of Alvar Aalto Barstools
Pair of Alvar Aalto Barstools

Pair of Alvar Aalto Barstools

By Alvar Aalto

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Aalto L-leg stools in birch and laminated birch, produced by Artek, c. 1950's. Nice patina

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto "Fan Leg" Table
Alvar Aalto "Fan Leg" Table

Alvar Aalto "Fan Leg" Table

By Alvar Aalto

Located in New Rochelle, NY

A great find! An original 1954 Alvar Aalto "fan leg" table. Can be used in so many ways: as a desk

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Dining Room Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Dining Table
Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Dining Table

Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Dining Table

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Sylacauga, AL

Fan leg dining table by Alvar Aalto for Artek, circa 1950. Ash top and fluted birch legs which fan

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Ash, Birch

Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Coffee Table in Birch
Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Coffee Table in Birch

Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Coffee Table in Birch

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Chicago, IL

Alvar Aalto fan leg coffee table in birch.

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Dining Table or Writing Desk
Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Dining Table or Writing Desk

Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Dining Table or Writing Desk

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Providence, RI

Alvar Aalto fan leg dining table or writing desk, designed circa 1950, and produced by Artek of

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash, Birch

Alvar Aalto X600 Fan Leg Stool for Artek Through ICF
Alvar Aalto X600 Fan Leg Stool for Artek Through ICF

Alvar Aalto X600 Fan Leg Stool for Artek Through ICF

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Chicago, IL

A Classic fan leg stool by Alvar Aalto, circa 1970s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

L-Leg bench, model 106 by Alvar Aalto
L-Leg bench, model 106 by Alvar Aalto

L-Leg bench, model 106 by Alvar Aalto

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Chicago, IL

Signed with partial stamped manufacturer's mark to underside: [Aalto Designs Made in Sweden 106].

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Benches

Materials

Birch

Pair of Fan Leg Side Table/Stools by Alvar Aalto
Pair of Fan Leg Side Table/Stools by Alvar Aalto

Pair of Fan Leg Side Table/Stools by Alvar Aalto

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Hudson, NY

Side tables which can be used as stools, with removable leather pads. Fan leg design, with mahogany

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Alvar Aalto Highback Armchairs Nr. 401
Alvar Aalto Highback Armchairs Nr. 401

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.. Laminated

Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wool

1950s Alvar Aalto 805 - Glass Top Table -
1950s Alvar Aalto 805 - Glass Top Table -

1950s Alvar Aalto 805 - Glass Top Table -

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Maastricht, NL

Alvar Aalto sidetable. Rounded beech legs with removeable glass top.

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Fan Leg Table by Alvar Aalto
Fan Leg Table by Alvar Aalto

Fan Leg Table by Alvar Aalto

Located in Hudson, NY

Nice square lamp table, with mahogany top and birch legs featuring "fan" edge. Legs solid and

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Birch

Midcentury Alvar Aalto for Artek Birchwood Rectangular Table
Midcentury Alvar Aalto for Artek Birchwood Rectangular Table

Midcentury Alvar Aalto for Artek Birchwood Rectangular Table

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB

. Artek tables are based on different combinations of Alvar Aalto’s L-legs and tabletops. Aalto introduced

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Birch

Various Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Tables/Stools
Various Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Tables/Stools

Various Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Tables/Stools

Located in Hudson, NY

Pair of x601 stools with mahogany tops and birch legs, one x801 coffee table with ash top and birch

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Stools

Midcentury Alvar Aalto for Artek Birchwood Square Table Desk
Midcentury Alvar Aalto for Artek Birchwood Square Table Desk

Midcentury Alvar Aalto for Artek Birchwood Square Table Desk

By Artek, Alvar Aalto

Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB

tables are based on different combinations of Alvar Aalto’s L-legs and tabletops. Aalto introduced the

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto side table with bent plywood legs
Alvar Aalto side table with bent plywood legs

Alvar Aalto side table with bent plywood legs

Located in Hollywood, CA

A side table with teak top and curved birch legs by Alvar Aalto

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish End Tables

Materials

Teak

L-Leg table, model 70 by Alvar Aalto
L-Leg table, model 70 by Alvar Aalto

L-Leg table, model 70 by Alvar Aalto

Located in Chicago, IL

Signed with stamped manufacturer's mark to underside: [Aalto Designs Made in Sweden 70].

Category

Finnish Side Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto Dining Table and Four Model 65 Dining Chairs by Artek, Finland 1950s
Alvar Aalto Dining Table and Four Model 65 Dining Chairs by Artek, Finland 1950s

Alvar Aalto Dining Table and Four Model 65 Dining Chairs by Artek, Finland 1950s

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

Midcentury Alvar Aalto dining table and four model 65 dining chairs by Artek, Finland, circa 1950

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair Of Chairs, L-leg Desk And Return By Alvar Aalto
Pair Of Chairs, L-leg Desk And Return By Alvar Aalto

Pair Of Chairs, L-leg Desk And Return By Alvar Aalto

Located in Chicago, IL

Chair measures: 25 w x 25 d x 32.25 h inches. Cabinet features five drawers and two adjustable shelves and measures: 15.75 w x 27.5 d x 26.5 h inches.

Category

20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Pair of Aalto Side Tables
Pair of Aalto Side Tables

Pair of Aalto Side Tables

Located in Hudson, NY

Pair of square stacking tables by Artek Aalto with fan form legs, in ash

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Side Tables

#3857 Pair of Alvar Aalto Stools
#3857 Pair of Alvar Aalto Stools

#3857 Pair of Alvar Aalto Stools

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Alvar Aalto Bent Plywood Fan-Leg Stools with Circular Tops. Oak Veneer Varnish on top of

Category

Vintage 1960s Stools

Materials

Plywood

Streamlined Lacquered Credenza
Streamlined Lacquered Credenza

Streamlined Lacquered Credenza

Located in New York, NY

This versatile streamlined 2 door credenza with bentwood handles and legs reminiscent of Aalto and

Category

20th Century Credenzas

Materials

Wood

Alvar Aalto X-Leg Stool
Alvar Aalto X-Leg Stool

Alvar Aalto X-Leg Stool

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Los Gatos, CA

Alvar Aalto 1898-1976. Stool / stool 'X-leg' molded profiled birch. Designed 1954. Literature

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Coffee Table
Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Coffee Table

Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Coffee Table

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Ottawa, ON

Sought after Alvar Aalto fan leg coffee table in birch.

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto X602 Fan Leg Stool
Alvar Aalto X602 Fan Leg Stool

Alvar Aalto X602 Fan Leg Stool

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Los Gatos, CA

Original black leather. Legs of bent massive birch. Patent No 154562 applied in April 1954

Category

Vintage 1950s Stools

Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Coffee Table
Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Coffee Table

Alvar Aalto Fan Leg Coffee Table

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Cambridge, MA

This piece was purchased from Artek in Finland in the 1950s by its original owners. The birch wood in this example has developed a rich, warm patina.

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto for Artek "Fan Leg" Side Tables
Alvar Aalto for Artek "Fan Leg" Side Tables

Alvar Aalto for Artek "Fan Leg" Side Tables

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Waltham, MA

Period pair of side tables designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek with the fan leg detail. Warm patina

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto 'Fan Leg' Stool for Artek 1954, Model X602, 'Finland'
Alvar Aalto 'Fan Leg' Stool for Artek 1954, Model X602, 'Finland'

Alvar Aalto 'Fan Leg' Stool for Artek 1954, Model X602, 'Finland'

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Denver, CO

Simple and exquisite, the 'fan leg' stool is constructed from birch and leather. Each of the triple

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Leather, Birch

Alvar Aalto Stool, X602
Alvar Aalto Stool, X602

Alvar Aalto Stool, X602

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Los Gatos, CA

Alvar Aalto, "X602" fan legs model designed in 1954. Three legs in birch. Leather upholstered seat

Category

Vintage 1950s Stools

Alvar Aalto Stool, "X602"
Alvar Aalto Stool, "X602"

Alvar Aalto Stool, "X602"

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Los Gatos, CA

Alvar Aalto, "X602" fan legs model designed in 1954. Three legs in birch. Leather upholstered seat

Category

Vintage 1950s Stools

Alvar Aalto 2-Tied Side Table with Shelf for Artek
Alvar Aalto 2-Tied Side Table with Shelf for Artek

Alvar Aalto 2-Tied Side Table with Shelf for Artek

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Belmont, MA

early example of Alvar Aalto's work. Finish on the legs is in good condition and is structurally sound

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch

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Aalto Leg For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the aalto leg you’re looking for. Each aalto leg for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, birch and hardwood. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer aalto leg, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right aalto leg, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one aalto leg that is appealing in its simplicity, but Alvar Aalto, Artek and ICF Group produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Aalto Leg?

Prices for a aalto leg start at $900 and top out at $8,775 with the average selling for $2,800.

Alvar Aalto for sale on 1stDibs

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.