A bent laminated birch and plywood armchair, model no. 31

DESIGNED BY ALVAR AALTO IN 1932, MANUFACTURED BY FINMAR LTD., 1950S

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A bent laminated birch and plywood armchair, model no. 31
Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1932, manufactured by Finmar Ltd., 1950s
Cantilevered frame supporting black painted, moulded 'S' shape single-form plywood seat
25¾in. (65.5cm.) high
Reverse of frame with label Finmar Ltd.

Provenance

Private European collection.

Lot Essay

See footnote to previous lot.
The frame of the No. 31 was particularly revolutionary in that it marked the first use of laminated wood in a cantilevered leg structure. See: Design 1935 - 1965: What Modern Was, exh. cat. pp. 30/31.
Ostergard (ed.), exh. cat. no. 100, p. 311.

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