Model WB3838 Armchair, Ejner Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen for Willy Beck, 1965

A model 31 armchair designed by one of Finland's most prestigious Modernist designers and architects, Alvar Aalto. The model 31 was designed by Aalto during the 1930s whilst he was working alongside his wife and partner, Aino Aalto, on the Paimio Sanitorium. Aalto won the commission for the tuberculosis hospital in 1929, and over 4 years built a gesamtkunstwerk, "total work of art", dedicated to physical and mental wellness in every capacity possible. Aalto described the sanatorium itself as a "medical instrument", prioritising ventilation and heliotherapy (sun exposure), with furniture functioning a core part of this finely tuned instrument. The low seat and gently reclining form of the model 31 is indicative of the environment of restfullness which Aino and Aalto sought to construct at Paimio. Much like the eponymous "Paimio Chair", the most recognised design from the project, the model 31 shares the scroll-like expression created by the continuous seat and back. However, unlike the "Paimio Chair" the model 31 has a cantilevered construction created by the sweeping curves of the laminated birch frame, inspired by the original "Freischwinger" by Mart Stam from 1926. This particular armchair was once owned by British artist and designer, Max Clendinning, and his partner Ralph Adron...

A substantial carver armchair designed by Maija Heikinheimo with Alvar Aalto for Artek circa 1950. Visually, the frame of the chair is most informed by the legs. To create the legs ...

Description: An upholstered leather armchair designed by Czechoslovak designer, Zbyněk Hřivnáč, during the 1970s for the Hotel Praha.  Commissioned by the Communist Party in Czech...

An upholstered leather armchair designed by Czechoslovak designer, Zbyněk Hřivnáč, during the 1970s for the Hotel Praha. Commissioned by the Communist...

A comfortably wide (27.5’’) conference chair in solid teak and black leather. The designers characteristically clad the upper half of the chair in black leather while the exposed woo...

Enjer Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen met at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and together went on to produce numerous pieces encapsulating the essence of elegance, functionality...

Rare armchair by Ejner Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen for Willy Beck, c.1950s, Denmark. The chair features a solid teak frame and black leather upholstered wide seat and backrest. D...

Armchair by Ejner Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen for Willy Beck, c.1950s, Denmark. The chair features a solid teak frame with a dark navy leather upholstered wide seat, backrest and leather wrapped armrests. Dimensions
 27.5” width x 21” depth x 31.5” height; 16” seat height...