$4,200 / item
Alvar Aalto Model 406 Lounge Chairs
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Highland, IN
Aalto's 1936 design, the model 406 lounge chair is a perfect example of understated Finnish design. The bent wood cantelivered frame of laminated birch and natural cotton webbing sup...
Birch
1934 Alvar Aalto Model 406 Made by O.Y. Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas. Original
By Alvar Aalto, O.Y.Huonekalu
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Alvar Aalto's ubiquitously successful and iconic Model 406 cantilever lounge chair started here.
Canvas, Birch
$3,200 / set
Model 406 Lounge Chairs by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Denmark. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Previous mark where ICF label was is pictured for both chairs.
Cotton, Birch
1960 Alvar Aalto Cantilever Chair Model 406 by Artek in Birch and Cane Webbing
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Chicago, IL
Alvar Aalto, cantilevered chair model 406. Laminated birch, cane.
Cane, Birch
1960 Alvar Aalto Cantilever Chair Model 406 by Artek in Birch and Cane Webbing
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
Alvar Aalto, cantilevered chair model 406. Laminated birch, cane.
Cane, Birch
Pair of Alvar Aalto Cantilever Chairs Model 406 by Artek in Birch Cane Webbing
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Alvar Aalto, cantilevered chairs model 406. Laminated birch, cane.
Cane, Birch
Alvar Aalto Lounge Chair, Model 406 by Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Vordingborg, DK
Cantilevered lounge chairs model 406 designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek. Bent laminated birch wood frames with woven canvas strapped seating.
Linen, Birch
Early Alvar Aalto Armchair, Model 406, Artek, Finland, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Alvar Aalto cantilever armchair, model 406. The laminated birch plywood frame originally came with a woven cane webbing, replaced with an naturalistic alternating-color cotton ...
Cotton, Birch
Alvar Aalto Model 406 Lounge Chair by Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alvar Aalto model 406 lounge chairs. Bent natural wood frames with woven canvas strapped seating.
Canvas, Bentwood
Alvar Aalto Model 406 armchair for Artek, 1970s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous and elegant cantilever design armchairs designed by Alvar Aalto in 1939 and produced until today by Artek. This armchair consists of a cantilevered birchwood frame, thats m...
Fabric, Birch
Alvar Aalto Easy Chair Model 406 by Artek in Finland
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Cantilevered easy chair model 406 designed by Alvar Aalto. Produced by Artek in Finland.
Cane, Birch
Sold
H 34.26 in W 23.63 in D 27.17 in
Alvar Aalto Cantilevered Easy Chair Model 406 by Artek in Finland
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Cantilevered easy chair model 406 designed by Alvar Aalto. Produced by Artek in Finland.
Cane, Birch
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.
Hemp, Birch
Sold
H 33.47 in W 23.63 in L 33.47 in
Alvar Aalto Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs Model 406 in Birch by Artek, 1960s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Odense, DK
Early pair of Alvar Aalto cantilever chairs model 406 Artek, 1960.
Birch
Pair of Armchairs Model 406 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Alvar Aalto designed the armchair model 406 in 1938 for his company Artek founded in 1935.
Birch, Linen
Early Pair of Alvar Aalto Armchairs Chair Model 406 Artek, 1960
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Vienna, AT
Early pair of Alvar Aalto chairs model 406 Artek, 1960. Nice pair of armchairs made from laminated birch.
Cotton, Birch
Alvar Aalto Lounge Chairs ICF 2 available
By Alvar Aalto, ICF Group
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alvar Aalto lounge Chairs, model 406. 2 Chairs Available.
Cotton, Birch
Sold
H 34 in W 23 in D 28 in
Alvar Aalto Armchair Model 406 Pair of Cantilever Chairs by Artek, circa 1970s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto armchair model 406 pair of cantilever chairs by Artek, circa 1970s Magnificent early Alvar Aalto model 406 Cantilever lounge chairs by Artek circa 1970s, natural bentw...
Birch
Model #406 Armchairs Pair by Alvar Aalto, Made in Finland for ICF
By Alvar Aalto, ICF New York
Located in Denver, CO
The classic, model #406 lounge combines warmth, comfort and simple elegance in a solid birch, cantilevered frame and cotton webbing, lightweight but designed with durability. A wonde...
Textile, Birch
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.
Plywood
Sold
H 34 in W 23 in D 28 in
Alvar Aalto Armchair Model 406 Pair of Cantilever Chairs by Artek, circa 1970s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto armchair model 406 pair of Cantilever chairs by Artek, circa 1970s Magnificent early Alvar Aalto model 406 Cantilever lounge chairs by Artek circa 1970s, natural bentw...
Birch
Sold
H 34.26 in W 23.63 in D 28.35 in
Alvar Aalto Cantilever Chair 406 by Artek in Birch and Cane Webbing
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Basel, CH
A stunning Alvar Aalto cantilever chair, model 406 designed in 1939 and manufactured by Artek in Finland in the late 1960s.
Birch, Cane
$3,259 / set
H 28.15 in W 15.36 in D 14.77 in
Midcentury pair of stools mod. K65 by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Model K65 Stool by Alvar Aalto for Artek Finland, 1970s Designed by Alvar Aalto between 1933 and 1935, the K65 stool exemplifies his pioneering approach to bent birch construction an...
Wood
$6,867 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut
$2,121 / item
H 4.15 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Örsjö Industri AB, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
Metal
$2,071 / set
H 24.81 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
Oak
$6,450 / set
H 32.88 in W 78.75 in D 63.19 in
Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Set with Table, Bench, Set of Chairs
By Rainer Daumiller
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set consisting of a dining table, bench, and pair of chairs, solid beech, Scandinavia, 1980s This expansive dining room set is a rare find, distinguished by its exceptio...
Beech
Alvar Aalto Y61 Stool
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Highland, IN
Designed in 1947, Alvar Aalto's Y61 stool required a special technique to create the unique Y-leg. This vintage example was sold in the US by ICF and has a rich patina attesting to y...
Canvas, Birch
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Chaise Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Chaise Lounge and Ottoman. This set dates to about 2005. Still presents very well with a couple flaws photographed and shown in the photos. Sits very well, st...
Cotton, Birch
$9,482
H 35.04 in W 47.25 in D 18.31 in
Rare cabinet '808' by Alvar Aalto for AB Artek in Hedemora, Sweden, 1940s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Cabinet '808' by Alvar Aalto. Rare piece of furtniture and even more so when its produced by Aaltos factory in Hedemora, Sweden. AB Artek in Hedemora opened 1946 in order to produc...
Birch
Alvar Aalto Cabinet Model. 810 in Birch, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare cabinet model 810 designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by Artek in Finland in the 1950s. Very minimal and sleek design, perfect for almost any interior. The item is in ver...
Birch
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 that gives the seat a floating effect. The chair's seat and seatback is finished i...
Birch, Leather
$6,142
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
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
$24,760
H 24.81 in W 23.63 in D 29.93 in
Early Alvar Aalto Spring Chair Model 31, Bent Plywood and Birch, Artek 1940s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
One of the most iconic and finest furniture works from Alvar Aalto, the model 31 (later 42) chair, also known as spring chair, `Pikku Paimio` or Small Paimio in english. It is regar...
Birch, Plywood
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.
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.