'MODEL No.31', AN ALVAR AALTO PLYWOOD AND LAMINATED BIRCH ARMCHAIR, circa 1932, manufactured by Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy, two laminated birch cantilevered and continous supports forming the arms, legs and base on each side, supporting a single piece of continuous black painted plywood forming the back and seat--26 in. (66 cm.) high, 24 in. (61.5 cm.) wide, 30 1/2 in. (78.2 cm.) deep

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'MODEL No.31', AN ALVAR AALTO PLYWOOD AND LAMINATED BIRCH ARMCHAIR, circa 1932, manufactured by Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy, two laminated birch cantilevered and continous supports forming the arms, legs and base on each side, supporting a single piece of continuous black painted plywood forming the back and seat--26 in. (66 cm.) high, 24 in. (61.5 cm.) wide, 30 1/2 in. (78.2 cm.) deep

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this chair was designed for the Sanatorium Paimio, Finland, in 1931-1932. Both chairs have been purchased in Paris when the owner worked in Le Corbusier's atelier in the early 1930s.

cf. Derek Ostergard, Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946, New York: the American Federation of Arts, 1987, p. 331

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