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From 1929 Aalto collaborated with Otto Korhoen of the Oy Huonekalu-ja furniture factory to develop laminated wood and plywood as a suitable medium for the production of furniture. Aalto's experiments yielded a suite of four designs, to include an occasional table, a large-framed lounge chair, and a cantilever lounge chair produced in both high- and low-back versions, unveiled in March 1932. The furniture had been conceived as a consequence of Aalto's commission to design and furnish the Paimio Sanatorium. In the summer of 1932 the original samples were exposed to critical acclaim at the Nordic Countries Buildings Congress in Helsinki. By late 1932 the furnishings, with the exception of the high-back chair, were being produced in larger quantities and were being utilised to furnish Paimio as well as being diffused to the wider market.
In January 1934 Finmar Ltd. a company established by two British architectural critics, held an inaugural exhibition of Aalto's plywood furniture at the prestigious Fortnum & Mason department store, London. Finmar Ltd proved instrumental in the wider European acceptance of Aalto's furnishings, and in the process established Britain as the largest market after Finland for his designs.
In January 1934 Finmar Ltd. a company established by two British architectural critics, held an inaugural exhibition of Aalto's plywood furniture at the prestigious Fortnum & Mason department store, London. Finmar Ltd proved instrumental in the wider European acceptance of Aalto's furnishings, and in the process established Britain as the largest market after Finland for his designs.