Alvar Aalto Tank Arm Chair Model 400 in Sheepskin, Artek 1950s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
A mid century Alvar Aalto “Tank” chair, model 400, produced by Artek in the 1950s.
Sheepskin, Birch
'Tank' Lounge Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This vintage original 'Tank' lounge 400 by Alvar Aalto for Artek was produced during the 1940's. The beechwood frame has developed a rich patina. Displays finish loss in some areas...
Beech
Unavailable
H 27 in W 33 in D 26 in
Pair of Early Alvar Aalto Tank Chairs Model 400 by Artek Finland circa 1940
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Pair of Early Alvar Aalto Tank Chairs Model 400 by Artek Finland Circa 1940?
Velvet, Birch
Pair of Alvar Aalto for Artek Tank Chairs Finland 1937
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
Alvar Aalto for Artek Pair of Model 400 “Tank” Lounge Chairs, Finland, 1937 Pair of iconic Model 400 “Tank” chairs designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, circa 1937.
Upholstery, Birch
Mid-Century Artek Tank Chair Model by Alvar Aalto
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A mid-century tank chair Model 400 designed by Alvar Aalto and produced by Artek.
Wool, Birch
Sold
H 35.44 in W 30.32 in D 32.68 in
Pair of Alvar Aalto Tank Chairs, Rare High-Back Version, Artek Finland
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Turku, Finland
Extremely fine, rare and showy pair of armchairs designed by Alvar Aalto. These E400-model chairs are bit heavier and bigger version of iconic Tank chair. The model has not been i...
Leather, Birch
Sold
H 35.04 in W 29.93 in D 39.38 in
Alvar Aalto Highback "Tank" Arm Chair in Sheepskin A 38, Artek 1940s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful early version of the A38 "high back" Tank chair by Alvar Aalto. This sizable chair is one of the rare Aalto chair creations and it is in beautiful condition.
Sheepskin, Birch
400 Tank Lounge Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Long Island City, NY
400 Tank Lounge Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, crafted in birch plywood with curved armrests.
Mohair, Bentwood
Alvar Aalto Tank Chair Model 400 by Artek in Finland
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare easy chairs model 400 / the tank chair designed by Alvar Aalto.
Birch
Alvar Aalto Model 400 "Tank" Lounge Chair in Zebra
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
The armchair 400 or "Tank Chair" is one of Alvar Aalto's best known works.
Zebra Hide
Alvar Aalto Model 400 "Tank" Lounge Chair in Shearling
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
The Armchair 400 or "Tank Chair" is one of Alvar Aalto's best known works.
Zebra Hide
Alvar Aalto Tank Chair Model 400 by Artek in Hedemora in Sweden
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare easy chairs model 400 / the tank chair designed by Alvar Aalto.
Birch
Sold
H 25 in W 30 in D 33 in
One-of-a-Kind Pair of Alvar Aalto Model 400 "Tank" Lounge Chairs in Zebra
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
The Armchair 400 or "Tank Chair" is one of Alvar Aalto's best known works.
Zebra Hide
Early Alvar Aalto Leather & Birch Tank Chair
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Early Alvar Aalto for Artek 400 tank chair circa late 1940's. This example is stuffed with it's original horse hair has been upholstered in a lovely palm frond green leather and the ...
Leather, Wood
Alvar Aalto Tank Chair "Model 400" for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artek’s Model 400 lounge chair designed by Alvar Aalto circa 1930s, Sweden.
Birch, Upholstery
Sold
H 25.6 in W 29.93 in D 35.44 in
Early Production Armchair 400 'TANK' Chair Alvar Aalto, Artek Sweden 1946-1956
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare early production with original red upholstery model 400 'TANK' lounge chair designed by Alvar Aalto in 1936 and produced by Artek in Hedemora, Sweden between 1946-1956 As volum...
Wool, Upholstery, Birch
Artek 400 Tank Armchair Designed by Alvar Aalto
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in New York, NY
As voluminous as it is comfortable, Armchair 400 was created by Alvar Aalto in 1936 for an exhibition at the Milan Triennale, where it was promptly awarded a prize. The chair owes it...
Textile
Alvar Aalto, "Tank" arm chair, A 38, Artek 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful early version of the A38 "high back" Tank chair by Alvar Aalto. This sizable chair is one of the rarest of the Aalto chair creations and it is in beautiful condition.
Birch, Sheepskin
Sold
H 27 in W 33 in D 36 in
Pair of Early Alvar Aalto Tank Chairs Model 400 by Artek Finland Circa 1940
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Early Alvar Aalto Tank chairs Model 400 by Artek Finland Circa 1940 Manufactured by O.y.
Upholstery, Birch
Early Tank Chair by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An early "Tank" lounge chair with an uncommon wingback variation having a floating, zebra patterned seat and back, between wide bands of lacquered birch that form both the legs and a...
Upholstery, Birch
Sold
H 26.25 in W 30 in D 33 in
Alvar Aalto Armchair 400 Tank Mid Century Bentwood Lounge Chairs - Pair
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Alvar Aalto Armchair 400 Tank Mid Century Bentwood Lounge Chairs - Pair Each chair measures: 30 wide x 33 deep x 26.25 high, with a seat height of 15 and arm height/chair clearance ...
Upholstery, Bentwood
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H 27.56 in W 29.93 in D 34.65 in
Alvar Aalto Tank Chair Model 400 Produced by Artek in Hedemora, Sweden
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare easy chair model 400 / the tank chair designed by Alvar Aalto.
Fabric, Birch
Sold
H 26.25 in W 30 in D 33 in
Alvar Aalto Armchair 400 Tank Mid Century Bentwood Lounge Chairs - Pair
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Alvar Aalto Armchair 400 Tank Mid Century Bentwood Lounge Chairs - Pair Each chair measures: 30 wide x 33 deep x 26.25 high, with a seat height of 15 and arm height/chair clearance ...
Upholstery, Bentwood
Sold
H 27 in W 30 in D 32 in
Fabulous Pair Zebra Print Alvar Aalto 400 Tank Chair by Artek Mid-Century
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous pair of Alvar Aalto zebra print Tank chairs. This pair is circa 80s and are in very nice vintage condition. The armchair 400, designed by Alvar Aalto and better known as Tan...
Upholstery, Birch
Alvar Aalto Tank Chair for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alvar Aalto tank chair for artek in new fabric with birch bentwood arms refinished .
Fabric, Birch
Pair of "Tank" Chairs by Alvar Aalto for Artek
Located in New York, NY
Rare early production from the factory in Hedemora, Sweden
Birch, Upholstery
Tank Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Hudson, NY
Armchair #400. Wide laminated birch cantilever sides, original wool fabric upholstery. Distributed by ICF in US. Purchased from the ICF showroom in Dallas early 1980s.
Early Tank Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Tank chair with birch arms and spring construction seat and back.
Cowhide, Plywood
Early Tank Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Hudson, NY
Bent birch plywood frame, spring seat and back, upholstered in wool fabric. Post-war model, 1960s. Made by Artek.
Early Tank Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1940-1955
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Hudson, NY
Early tank chair with birch arms and spring construction seat and back.
Plywood
Early Tank Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1940-1955
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Hudson, NY
Early tank chair with birch arms and spring construction seat and back.
Birch
Pair of Alvar Aalto Modern Tank Chairs
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Bridport, CT
Originally design in 1936 by Alvar Aalto, these modern tank chairs are gorgeous examples of bent wood style. Armchair 400, the "tank chair" is one of Aalto's Classic pieces. Anoth...
Birch, Upholstery
Alvar Aalto Zebra Tank Chair Model 400 by Artek, Finland, circa 1970
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Zebra Tank chairs model 400 by Artek, Finland, circa 1970 Magnificent mid-20th century 'Tank' Model 400 armchair, designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by Artek, Fi...
Birch
Sold
H 25 in W 30 in D 33 in
Alvar Aalto Zebra Tank Chairs Model 400 Pair by Artek, Finland, circa 1970
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Zebra Tank chairs model 400 Pair by Artek, Finland, circa 1970 Magnificent pair of mid twentieth century 'Tank' Model 400 armchairs, designed by Alvar Aalto and manufa...
Birch
Sold
H 25 in W 30 in D 33 in
Three Alvar Aalto Zebra Tank Chairs Model 400 by Artek, Finland, circa 1970
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Zebra Tank chairs Model 400 Three by Artek, Finland, circa 1970 Magnificent set of three mid twentieth century 'Tank' Model 400 armchairs, designed by Alvar Aalto and ...
Birch
Alvar Aalto Tank Chair Model 400 by Artek Finland, circa 1940
By Alvar Aalto, Finmar
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto tank chair Model 400 by Artek, Finland, circa 1940 A rare early 20th century 'Tank' Model 400 armchair, designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by O.Y.
Birch
Early Tank Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Tank chair with birch arms and spring construction seat and back.
Plywood
Early Tank Chair by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Hudson, NY
Bent oak plywood frame, spring seat and back, upholstered in wool fabric. Post war model, pre-1950. Made by Artek. Plywood arm width 3.25"
$9,205 / item
H 21.66 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Pair Various Positions Nightstand in Walnut and Oak by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Inspired by his fascination with the aesthetic allure of interiors depicted in films and literature, Yaniv Chen endeavors to capture the essence of captivating spaces. Reflecting upo...
Oak, Walnut
$8,590 / set
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
Alvar Aalto 'Tank' Settee
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Alvar Aalto and produced by Mouldcraft c.1950s, Canada. The sofa, also known as the Tank sofa, is a rare design featuring a cantilevered frame in a bent birch wood that g...
Birch, Upholstery
alvar aalto tank sofa 3 seater 40's sweden
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Tomi, Nagano
Manufactured in the 1940s. Made in Sweden. This is a rare 3-seater tank sofa. This item has already been reupholstered and repaired. Although there are some traces of use after reuph...
Birch, Fabric
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.