1930s Vintage Alvar Aalto Stool for Artek For Sale

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1930s Vintage Alvar Aalto Stool for Artek

Name: 1930s Vintage Alvar Aalto Stool for Artek
Brand: Artek
Price: 1900 USD
Availability: InStock

$1,900

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Alvar Aalto stool manufactured by Artek, originally designed in 1933. Crafted in Laminated Birch. Retails warm, rich, original patina and … more Alvar Aalto stool manufactured by Artek, originally designed in 1933. Crafted in Laminated Birch. Retails warm, rich, original patina and based upon its patina and provenance appears to be an early example of Alvar Aalto's work.

Alvar Aalto 1898–1976

Born in Kuortane, Finland, in 1898, Alvar Aalto began his formal training studying architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology. It was here that he met his future wife and collaborator, Aino Marsio who was also an architectural student in the program. The two were married in 1924. In 1929, Aalto won a competition to design a new sanatorium in Paimio for patients convalescing from tuberculosis; a total Gesamtkunstwerk, Aalto designed everything at Paimio, from the chairs to the sinks, to create a soothing and sanitary environment for the patients. In 1932, Aalto’s architectural drawings were featured in the landmark Modern Architecture: International Exhibition which was curated by Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock and included the latest architectural innovations from around the globe. 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 of light-colored woods, organic forms, and biomorphic lines. Though, many of Aalto’s designs were imbued with playful elements like zebra prints and reindeer fur or bright pops of colored paint on the seats of his three-legged stools.

In 1936, Aalto won the Karhula-Iittala Glass Design Competition for the flowing and animated shape of his glass vase design and the following year he was invited to design the Finnish Pavilion at the World’s Fair in Paris. His organic pavilion design won him international acclaim, and it led to a large retrospective of his work at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1938. Later in his architectural career, Aalto would take on urban planning with his designs for the city centers of Seinäjoki and Rovaniemi in Finland. Aalto passed away in 1976, but he is renowned for his objects and buildings that combined the modernist style with an outstanding and authentic Finnish aesthetic. less

Dimensions: 14.5ʺW × 14.5ʺD × 17ʺH

Styles: Mid-Century Modern; Modern

Number of Seats: 1

Seat Height: 17.0 in

Brand: Artek

Designer: Alvar Aalto

Period: 1930s

Country of Origin: Finland

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Materials: Birch; Paint

Condition: Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color: Black

Tear Sheet

Condition Notes: Wear consistent with age and use. Wear consistent with age and use. less

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