Rare Armchair

Alvar Aalto
Otto Korhonen
1930s
Ref. 191029

Original painted birch and birch plywood.

Designed in collaboration with Otto Korhonen, owner of the Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas firm which produced the model, and is a precursor to armchair model no. 51/403, designed for the Paimio Sanatorium.

Literature: Pirkko Tuukkanen, ed., ‘Alvar Aalto - Designer, Helsinki, 2002, pp. 69 and 164

Produced by Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy Turku.