Object Details
Designer
Alvar Aalto, Finnish, 1898–1976
Manufacturer
Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas, Turku, Finland, founded 1910
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Curved bent birch plywood seat joined to frame composed of ribbon-like curved, laminated bent birch elements forming legs/arms; form reinforced by solid birch cross pieces at curled ends of back and seat, and at rear legs.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Linda and Irwin Berman and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Date
ca. 1935–40
Accession Number
2008-5-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Armchair
Type
Armchair
Medium
plywood, birch
Dimensions
H x W x D: 63.5 x 60.5 x 83 cm (25 in. x 23 13/16 in. x 32 11/16 in.)
manufactured in
Turku, Finland
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2008-5-1