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Armchair

1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Finmar (manufacturer)
Alvar Aalto (designer)
Place of origin
Finland (made)

Armchair specially designed for machine production, with moulded plywood seat/back. Frame of natural beech, machine jointed.


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Armchair
Materials and techniques
Beech
Plywood
Moulding
Brief description
Armchair, 1936, Finland, designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by Finmar.
Physical description
Armchair specially designed for machine production, with moulded plywood seat/back. Frame of natural beech, machine jointed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 755mm (Note: Measurement taken from department registers)
  • Width: 540mm (Note: Measurement taken from department registers)
  • Depth: 567mm (Note: Measurement taken from department registers)
Object history
Examples of this chair were used in the living room of B. Lubetkin's flat at Highpoint, Highgate, London, 1936. (Architects: Lubetkin and Tecton)
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.133-1976

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Record createdDecember 30, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O181067/armchair-alvar-aalto/
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