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Aalto argued that the angle of the back of the chair was the perfect angle for the patient to breathe most easily. The design of the chair may have been influenced by Marcel Breuer's metal Wassily Chair, though Aalto was generally negative towards metal furniture. [3] The degree of bending of the wood tested the technical limits of that time.
Paimio Sanatorium (Finnish: Paimion parantola, Swedish: Pemars sanatorium) is a former tuberculosis sanatorium in Paimio, Southwest Finland, designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Aalto received the design commission having won the architectural competition for the project held in 1929.
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (pronounced [ˈhuːɡo ˈɑlʋɑr ˈhenrik ˈɑːlto]; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. [1] His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings.
Table and chairs designed by the Aaltos. Huonekalutehdas Korhonen Oy, formerly called O.Y. Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B is a former furniture producer located in Littoinen, Kaarina, Finland. The company was once known for manufacturing Alvar Aalto designed furniture.
A 1978 Finnish postage stamp, depicting the 1933 Paimio tuberculosis sanatorium, designed by Alvar Aalto. A sanatorium (from Latin sānāre 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, [1] [2] is a historic name for a specialised hospital for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments, and convalescence.
Aino Maria Marsio-Aalto (born Aino Maria Mandelin; [1] 25 January 1894 – 13 January 1949) was a Finnish architect and a pioneer of Scandinavian design. [2] She is known as the design partner of architect Alvar Aalto, with whom she worked for 25 years, and as a co-founder with him, Maire Gullichsen, and Nils-Gustav Hahl of the design company Artek, collaborating on many its most well-known ...
3107 chair (Model 3107 chair) is a variant of the Ant chair, both designed by Arne Jacobsen (see below) 40/4 (forty-in-four) stacking Chair designed by David Rowland, 1964; 406 Aalto armchair designed by Alvar Aalto in 1938 (IKEA sells a similar design called the Poäng lounge chair) 4801 armchair designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1963
Alvar Aalto's Work Year Name Location Notes 1917: Park café [1] Exercise while at Institute of Technology 1918: House [2] [3] Alajärvi: For his parents 1918–1919 [nb 1] Church and belfry [3] Kauhajärvi: Two separate plans were created with the first being the belfry alone and the second the entire church. The second was not utilized. [4 ...