Ten Chairs That Changed the Shape of Everyday Life
Paimio | Alvar Aalto, 1932
Alvar Aalto used wood to make modern furniture feel more yielding. Created for the Paimio sanatorium, Armchair 41 combines looped birch arms with a continuous, curling plywood seat shell. The black seat in this Artek photograph makes that suspended surface particularly easy to read. Rather than imitating the hard geometry of a steel frame, the chair explores what bent and moulded timber can do: broad curves, a little elasticity and a structure that appears surprisingly light.
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