Alvar Aalto Mirror Artek 192A Finland Original
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek 192A mirror, dark brown hardwood frames. The mirror is from the 1950s/60s and in good used condition.
Wood, Mirror
Alvar Aalto Stool 60 by Artek in 1950s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
Designer Alvar Aalto. Good used condition. The Artek Stool 60, designed by Alvar Aalto in 1933, is one of the most iconic pieces of Scandinavian design and a staple of modernist fur...
Birch
Rare Vintage Coffee Table by Artek, Teak & Birch, Finland, circa 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Karis, Nyland
The table is structurally solid, with gentle signs of age that reflect decades of use. A special Artek piece with quiet character and refined proportions.
Wood, Birch, Teak
1950s Alvar Aalto stool X602 in rich patinated birch and Niger leather. By Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in København K, 84
The X602 stool is recognized for its elegant and innovative design that showcases Aalto's mastery of bentwood techniques and his commitment to using natural materials. Artek, the co...
Leather, Birch
Set of 2 wooden stools E60 model attributed to Alvar Aalto for Artek 60's
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Padova, IT
The founders pursued the intention of producing objects that integrate art and technology, as the name itself suggests. Artek has always favored the use of natural materials, startin...
Birch
$1,280Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Scandinavian Modern Alvar Aalto white laminate Stools by Artek
By Artek, ICF New York, Alvar Aalto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Scandinavian Modern Alvar Aalto white laminate with blonde birch wood Stools by Artek. Clean ready for use. Stackable. Labeled ICF NYC.
Laminate, Bentwood, Birch
Aino & Alvar Aalto Foldable Dining Kitchen Table In Red Linoleum, Artek 1950s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Alvar & Aino Aalto foldable table in birch with beautiful red linoleum surface, designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by Artek in the 1950s. The materials used by Artek were v...
Birch
Maija Heikinheimo Artek Candlestick Valaistustyö 1950s Finland Original
Located in Espoo, FI
Brass candlestick designed by Maija Heikinheimo for Artek. Manufacturer: Valaistustyö. In good used condition.
Brass
Aino & Alvar Aalto Fodlable Table Model DL82, Birch & Red Linoleum, Artek 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
The materials used by Artek were very duarble and lasted for years and years in good condition regardless of extensive use, as is evident from this table.
Birch
Alvar Aalto Stool for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Belmont, MA
In 1935, Alvar and Aino Aalto, Nils-Gustav Hahl, and Maire Gullichsen formed the design company, Artek. In addition to a focus on practicality, the work of Artek is marked by its use...
Birch
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 24.81 in D 30.71 in
Alvar Aalto Cantilever Armchair 401, Huonekalu- Ja Rakennustyötehdas, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Farnham, Surrey
The chair has just been fully refurbished and upholstered with authentic Artek Zebra -fabric. Alvar's first wife Aino brought the zebra pattern back from her European travels in the ...
Birch
Sold
H 22 in W 36 in D 18 in
Iconic + Rare Early Edition Bar Cart by Alvar + Aino Aalto for Artek, 1936
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
An earlier edition of the Alvar and Aino Aalto Tea Trolled for Artek. Using new technology to bend birch wood, the dynamic design duo created a heritage piece that has stood the test...
Wood
Alvar Aalto Table model X800D by Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
In very good used condition. Artek sticker on the bottom from 2008.
Birch, Ash
Aino Aalto Sun Lounger by Artek 1950s
By Artek, Aino Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
Sun lounger designed by Aino Aalto and manufactured by Artek. Painted white. In good used condition. The chair is from around the 1950s-1960s.
Metal
Alvar Aalto Mirror Model 192A by Artek 1960s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
In good used condition. Designer Alvar Aalto. The Artek 192A mirror, designed by Alvar Aalto in 1930s, is a perfect blend of functionality and modernist design.
Birch, Mirror
K65 Stool by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 70’s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Padova, IT
The founders pursued the intention of producing objects that integrate art and technology, as the name itself suggests. Artek has always favored the use of natural materials, startin...
Birch
Alvar Aalto Shelf Model 112B-3 by Artek 1960s Finland
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
Good used condition. Old Artek stamp on the back of the shelf.
Birch
Pair of K65 Stools by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 70’s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Padova, IT
The founders pursued the intention of producing objects that integrate art and technology, as the name itself suggests. Artek has always favored the use of natural materials, startin...
Birch
Alvar Aalto Blue Laminate Side / End Coffee Game Table Artek 1990's
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
This example from the 1990s most likely produced by Artek. Can be used as an end table, side table, coffee table or game table.
Laminate, Birch
Set of 2 wooden chairs 66 model by Alvar Aalto for Artek 60's
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Padova, IT
The founders pursued the intention of producing objects that integrate art and technology, as the name itself suggests. Artek has always favored the use of natural materials, startin...
Birch
Set of 2 wooden stools k65 model by Alvar Aalto for Artek 60's
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Padova, IT
The founders pursued the intention of producing objects that integrate art and technology, as the name itself suggests. Artek has always favored the use of natural materials, startin...
Birch
Sold
H 17.72 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
1954 Alvar Aalto stool model X601 & X602 in patinated birch and Niger leather
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in København K, 84
The X601 & X602 stools are recognized for thier elegant and innovative design that showcases Aalto's mastery of bentwood techniques and his commitment to using natural materials. A...
Leather, Birch
Alvar Aalto X600 stool by Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek X600 stool by Alvar Aalto, birch and ash, in very good used condition.
Ash, Birch
Alvar Aalto Stools 60 by Artek in 1960s 2pcs
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek 60 stools 2 pcs, birch. Good used condition.
Birch
Alvar Aalto kids set of 6 chairs and table, Artek 1970s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Padova, IT
The founders pursued the intention of producing objects that integrate art and technology, as the name itself suggests. Artek has always favored the use of natural materials, startin...
Birch
Tea trolley 901 model attributed to Alvar Aalto for Artek 60s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Padova, IT
The founders pursued the intention of producing objects that integrate art and technology, as the name itself suggests. Artek has always favored the use of natural materials, startin...
Birch
Classic Modernist Bent Plywood Dinette Set by Alvar Aalto for Artek / Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist Bent Plywood Burch Table and chair set by Alvar Aalto for Artek / Finland,, Great set,, gently used condition.Table measures 49" in diameter,, Chairs measure 15"W x...
Laminate, Bentwood
Sold
H 27.96 in W 29.93 in D 43.31 in
Aino & Alvar Aalto Foldable Dinning Kitchen Table In Blue Linoleum, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
Alvar & Aino Aalto foldable table in birch with beautiful blue linoleum surface, designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by Artek in the 1950s. The materials used by Artek were very...
Birch
Sold
H 17.92 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
1954 Alvar Aalto stool model X601 in rich patinated birch and Niger leather
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in København K, 84
The X601 stool is recognized for its elegant and innovative design that showcases Aalto's mastery of bentwood techniques and his commitment to using natural materials. Artek, the co...
Leather, Birch
Alvar Aalto A331 Behive Pendant Light
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in San Mateo, CA
This is a little used newer Artek produced A331 beehive ceiling light.
Metal
Scandinavian Finnish Cantilevered Lounge Armchair by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Belmont, MA
In 1935, Alvar and Aino Aalto, Nils-Gustav Hahl, and Maire Gullichsen formed the design company, Artek. In addition to a focus on practicality, the work of Artek is marked by its use...
Birch
Alvar Aalto 2-Tied Side Table with Shelf for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Belmont, MA
In 1935, Alvar and Aino Aalto, Nils-Gustav Hahl, and Maire Gullichsen formed the design company, Artek. In addition to a focus on practicality, the work of Artek is marked by its use...
Birch
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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