$3,416
H 25.99 in W 13.78 in D 16.15 in
Set of 5 Alvar Aalto Model 65 Chairs In Birch & Blue Linoleum, Artek 1960s
By Artek, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful set of five Model 65 chairs, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Huonekalu- ja
Laminate, Birch
$3,416 / set
H 21.66 in W 14.57 in D 16.54 in
Set of Six Alvar Aalto Model 65 Chairs in Birch and Beige Fabric, Artek 1950s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, FI
Alvar Aalto designed a huge number of chairs for numerous households and public buildings. These
Fabric, Birch
Early Model 65 Chair by Alvar Aalto, ,
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Buffalo, NY
Model 65 encapsulates designer Alvar Aalto’s approach to systematic, rational design within the
Fabric, Birch
Vintage Chair 65 by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finsven, 1940-50s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
or desk. The distinctive circular seat and L-shaped legs are part of Alvar Aalto’s standardized
Bentwood
$1,318
H 25.6 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Alvar Aalto, chair model 65 for Artek, rare Swedish production, Hedemora ca 1950
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Uppsala, SE
Alvar Aalto chair model 65, for Artek. This is from the much sought after Swedish production made
Birch
$7,117 / set
H 27.96 in W 47.25 in D 29.53 in
Alvar Aalto for Artek Dining Room Set Model 81B Table & Set of 4 Model 65 Chairs
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Karis, Nyland
modernism. Both the Model 81B table and Model 65 chairs were originally designed by Alvar Aalto in 1935
Birch
$7,829Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.96 in W 45.28 in D 23.63 in
Alvar Aalto Dining Room Set Model DL82 Table & Model 65 Chairs, circa 1940s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Alvar Aalto dining room set model DL82 table and 3 pieces of model 65 chairs from the 1950s
Birch
Unavailable
H 26.38 in W 15.75 in D 14.18 in
Five Vintage Chairs, Model No. 65 Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1960s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Torino, Italy
Five birch chairs. Model No. 65 chair Designer Alvar Aalto Manufacturer Artek 1960s.
Birch
Sold
H 25.88 in W 14.75 in D 16.5 in
Set of 4 Alvar Aalto Model 65 Low Back Blonde Dining Chairs for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 Alvar Aalto model 65 low back birch dining chairs for Artek. In original condition with
Birch
Alvar Aalto Model 65 Chair with Red Seat by Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Highland, IN
A diminutive chair perfect for children, the 65 chair is a Classic Aalto design with his signature
Birch
Sold
H 25.6 in W 13.78 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Artek 65-Chairs by Alvar Aalto Finland
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Turku, Finland
Nice pair of Alvar Aalto Model 65 dining chairs by Artek Finland, circa 1950s. Classic Aalto-Design
Birch
Sold
H 25.6 in W 14.18 in D 14.97 in
Early Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Model 65, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Odense, DK
Finnish designer Alvar Aalto Model 65, set of 4 dining chairs by Artek Finland circa 1950s
Birch, Plywood
Alvar Aalto Chair model 65 by Artek 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek's model 65 chair, designed by Alvar Aalto. Birch with blue linoleum top. The chair is from
Birch
Alvar Aalto Chairs model 65 by Artek 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek's model 65 chairs, 2 pcs, designed by Alvar Aalto. Birch with red linoleum top. The chairs
Birch
Alvar Aalto Table Model DL82 and 65 Chairs by Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek table model DL82 and four chairs model 65, designed by Alvar Aalto. Both the table and chairs
Birch
Sold
H 25.6 in W 14.57 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Model 65 Chairs with White Linoleum Seat by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Karis, Nyland
A timeless pair of Model 65 chairs, designed by the legendary Alvar Aalto for Artek in 1935. These
Birch
Sold
H 26.78 in W 56.3 in D 17.72 in
Alvar Aalto Desk and Chair Model 65, made by Artek, Finland in the 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Odense, DK
Alvar Aalto work table and chair model 65 in wonderful vintage condition made at Artek in the 1960s
Birch, Elm
Pair of 1960s Alvar Aalto Model 65 by Artek in Laminated Birch
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Odense, DK
Pair of early production model 65 chair by Alvar Aalto. The chairs are made in laminated birch and
Birch
Alvar Aalto Chair Stool Model 65
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in San Diego, CA
Model 65 chair designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Produced by his own company Artek. Made
Birch
Set of 4 "Model 65" Chairs by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Set of four chairs model 65 designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Produced by his own company
Leather, Birch
Low-Back Chair Model 65 by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Karis, Nyland
Early production Model 65 chair by Alvar Aalto. The chair is made in laminated birch and has a
Wool, Birch
Alvar Aalto Model 65 Dining Chairs by Artek Finland, circa 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Model 65 dining chairs by Artek Finland, circa 1950s. Midcentury Scandinavian design
Birch
Alvar Aalto Model 65 Dining Chairs by Artek Finland, circa 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Model 65 dining chairs by Artek Finland circa 1950s Midcentury Scandinavian design
Birch
Alvar Aalto Children's Model 95 Table and Model 65 Chairs
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful children's dining set was designed by Alvar Aalto. It features the model 95 half
Birch
Pair of Vintage Model 65 Chairs by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Cape Town, WC
Model 65 encapsulates designer Alvar Aalto’s approach to systematic, rational design within the
Birch
Sold
H 26 in W 15.75 in L 26 in
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
Birch
$7,521
H 29.53 in W 88.19 in D 35.44 in
Large Expandable Alvar Aalto Wooden Dining Table Model 92, 1940s, Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
This is a beautiful extending table model 92 by Alvar Aalto from 1940s. The body of the table is solid birch. The surface of the table is laminated by oak veneer. An extension leaf t...
Birch, Oak
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$950 / item
H 25.6 in W 32.67 in D 13.78 in
New Black Wrought Iron Curule Bench with Cushion, Savonarola, Throne
Located in Miami, FL
New black wrought iron curule bench with cushion, Savonarola, Throne. Cushion included.
Iron
$20,051 / item
H 27.56 in W 94.49 in D 39.38 in
Giovannetti, 1970s Anfibio Foldable Sofa in Cream Colored Fabric Project, Becchi
By Alessandro Becchi
Located in Casalguidi, IT
The bed-sofa, designed by Alessandro Becchi together with the Giovannetti staff has recently celebrated its 50 years. Its history is full of important events and participations. A p...
Wool, Cotton
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$7,800 / set
H 33 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
Pair of Chic 'Arcade' Wrought Iron and Shearling Chairs by Design Frères
By Gilbert Poillerat, Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic 'Arcade' wrought iron and shearling chairs by Design Frères. Extraordinary pair of side chairs with white shearling upholstery. This unique upholstery treatment gives...
Wrought Iron
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
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
$6,050 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Butter Cream Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer, Glass
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 31N Ceiling Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
Bamboo, Paper
$3,606 / set
H 28.35 in W 16.93 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Alvar Aalto War Time Chairs With Finger Joints Model 69, Artek 1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare pair of Alvar Aalto model 69 chairs, manufactured during the 2nd World War years in Finland in the 1940s. The iconic L-leg is different in these pieces compared to the normal....
Fabric, Birch
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$5,148Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its ...
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
$2,111 / 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
$6,287 / 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
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.