Armsessel

Armchair 42

Entwurf: 1932

Design /Draft Alvar Aalto FI, 1898 - 1976

Manufacturer Artek oy ab, Helsinki, FI gegründet 1935

MediumHolz: Schichtholz, formgebogen; Sitzschale Wurzelmaser

DimensionsH×B×T: 60 × 60 × 60 cm

Description“ ‘It is the wood, with its specific character and the arrangement of its fibers, that suggests the form to me‘, Aalto writes, then stating that ‘all forms of art come from material and have to come to grips with material.‘ This armchair for Artek bears explicit witness to this tenet. The seat, like the two panels of the table, can be finished in black lacquer. Having solved the theme, variations can be made.“
Bruno Monguzzi

Object number1988-0317

DepartmentDesignsammlung

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Credit LineZürcher Hochschule der Künste / Museum für Gestaltung Zürich / Designsammlung