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Alvar Aalto 406 Lounge Chairs For Artek

Alvar Aalto Cantilevered Leather Lounge Chair for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artek’s Model 406 lounge chair designed by Alvar Aalto. The cantilevered frame is a bent birch wood
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Birch, Leather

Alvar Aalto Cantilevered Leather Lounge Chair for Artek
Alvar Aalto Cantilevered Leather Lounge Chair for Artek
$4,500 / item
H 34 in W 23.75 in D 28.25 in
Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
Armchair 406 combines simple elegance with comfort. Since wood changes over time, the armrests are
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
$1,700
H 34.25 in W 23.5 in D 28.25 in
1970s Alvar & Aino Aalto for Artek / ICF 406 Lounge Chairs in Beech w/ Webbing
By Alvar Aalto, Artek, Aino Aalto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are 406 Arm Chairs, originally designed by Aino and Alvar Aalto in 1939. These particular
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Vintage 1970s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Birch, Fabric

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Alvar Aalto Lounge Chair, Model 406 by Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Vordingborg, DK
Cantilevered lounge chairs model 406 designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek. Bent laminated birch wood
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Linen, Birch

Alvar Aalto Lounge Chair, Model 406 by Artek
Alvar Aalto Lounge Chair, Model 406 by Artek
H 35.04 in W 24.02 in D 27.56 in
Pair of Lounge Chairs #406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1939, this armchair is known as the Pension chair. It is composed of a
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20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Alvar Aalto, Early Lounge Chair Model 406, Artek, Hedemora
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Uppsala, SE
Early production, model 406 easy chair, by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Hedemora, circa 1950. Frame of
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Hemp, Birch

Alvar Aalto Cantilevered Lounge Chair for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artek’s Model 406 lounge chair designed by Alvar Aalto. The cantilevered frame is a bent birch wood
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Birch

Artek Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
Armchair 406 combines simple elegance with comfort. Since wood changes over time, the armrests are
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Artek Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
Artek Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
H 34.25 in W 23.5 in D 28.25 in
Armchair 406 "Pension Chair" by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Seattle, WA
2005 production Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek in birch and natural webbing. This was
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Early 2000s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair Of Alvar Aalto For Artek Lounge Chairs
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Pasadena, TX
A pair of mid century modern lounge chairs Model 406 designed by Alvar Aalto and made by Artek
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Vintage 1970s Finnish Lounge Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair Of Alvar Aalto For Artek Lounge Chairs
Pair Of Alvar Aalto For Artek Lounge Chairs
H 34.25 in W 23.5 in D 28.5 in
Alvar Alto 406 Woven Lounge Chairs for Artek-ICF Finland
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of sculptural bent birch wood framed lounge chairs with black woven strap seating by Finish
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Late 20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Pair of Midcentury Lounge Chairs in Leather by Alvar Aalto, Finland, 1960s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of lounge chair in patinated leather, model 406. Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1939 for Artek
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Pair of Midcentury Lounge Chairs in Cane by Alvar Aalto, Finland, 1960s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of lounge chair in patinated cane, model 406. Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1939 for Artek
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cane

Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
Armchair 406 combines simple elegance with comfort. Since wood changes over time, the armrests are
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
Armchair 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
H 34.25 in W 23.5 in D 28.25 in
Midcentury Lounge Chair in Patinated Leather by Alvar Aalto, Finland, 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Lejre, DK
Lounge chair in patinated leather, model 406. Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1939 for Artek. Original
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

Pair of Vintage ICF Bentwood Alvar Aalto 406 Pension Lounge Chairs
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Pasadena, TX
A pair of Scandinavian bentwood lounge chairs designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by ICF
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20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Birch, Linen

Alvar Aalto 406 Lounge Chairs for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Hudson, NY
Alvar Aalto model 406 lounge chairs. Bent natural wood frames with woven canvas strapped seating
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Alvar Aalto 406 Lounge Chairs for Artek
Alvar Aalto 406 Lounge Chairs for Artek
H 35.25 in W 23.75 in D 28.25 in

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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.

Finding the Right Lounge-chairs for You

While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.

Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.

Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.

The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.

On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.