Alvar Aalto Paimio Chair 41
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Alvar Aalto Armchair 41 "Paimio" by Artek, 1970s
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Alvar Aalto Armchair 41 "Paimio" Produced by Artek, 1963
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41 was created for the interior of a tuberculosis sanatorium in the Finnish city of Paimio and is
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Alvar Aalto Paimio Chair 41
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Paimio armchair 41 by Alvar Alto for Artek, Finland, in natural birch wood with black
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Alvar Aalto Paimio Chair 41.. Classic Bauhaus Design. Modernist/ Scandinavian
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Alvar Aalto Paimio Chair 41.. Classic Bauhaus Design. Modernist/ Scandinavian
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Alvar Aalto armchair 41, "Paimio" Chair
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Armchair ‘Paimio 41’ Designed by Alvar Aalto, Finland, 1960s
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Very famous armchair Paimio n. 41 designed by Alvar Aalto in 1932.
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Pair of Wood Armchairs 41 Paimio by Alvar Aalto. Finland, 1930s
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Pair of Armchairs Paimio Number 41 Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland
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Pair of Armchairs Paimio Number 41 Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland
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Bent birch and lacquered plywood. Originally designed for the Paimio sanatorium in Finland. These
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Alvar Aalto Armchair 41 "Paimio" Lounge Chair
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Alvar Aalto Paimio Chair 41
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Armchair 41 Paimio Alvar Aalto for Artek
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Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1931-1932, the Paimio armchair provides comfort in sculptural form
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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.
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