Alvar aalto admired as much for its sculptural presence as for its comfort, the paimio chair also known as chair 41 seems to test the limits of bent plywood manufacturing. The birch wood chair known as the paimio chair has been exhibited at the museum of modern art in new york as a design classic. Intended for the paimio sanatorium, it has an organic, biomorphic quality that invites the user to sit down. This architect developed a unique style and designed not only buildings but also very nice pieces of furniture that we. Alvar aaltos paimio sanatorium in finland architectural. He is considered as one of the great leaders of planning, as well as a key advocate of midcentury modernism. More about artek alvar aalto 41 paimio scroll chair arguably the bestknown piece of furniture designed by alvar aalto, the paimio scroll chair is an icon of functionalism. Modernism and the natural world the designs of alvar and.
The paimio chair was created as part of the paimio sanatoriums overall project, which commission was received by alvar aalto in 1929 after. Armchair paimio 41 design alvar aalto for artek not. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs paimio chair, designed by alvar aalto in 1932. The paimio 41 armchair with its imposing yet light looking structure is one of the first and most beautiful creations of alvar aalto. Throughout his career alvar aalto fostered the concept of the gesamtkunstwerk. Finnish designer and architect alvar aalto, however, together. May 21, 2015 serie disenos frances con subtitulo en espanol. The founders chose a nonfinnish name, the neologism artek was meant to manifest the desire to combine art and technology. Combining the best elements of both a stool and a chair, alvar aaltos high chair k65 is perfectly propor. Alvar aalto designed the paimio chair in 193233, which revolutionized both the aesthetics and technology of modern furniture design.
Its lightness and structural genius are without compare. Was regelmatig je handen en blijf op voldoende afstand van anderen. Used in the patients lounge, the angle of the back of this armchair was intended to help sitters breathe more easily. Nature and the natural world seemed to have no place in this formal, functional landscape. The building completed in 1933 as paimio sanatorium was of key importance to the international career of architects alvar and aino aalto. From there the optimized objects, furniture or spatial compositions could travel and enter. The idea of the primary stage in alvar aaltos drawings. He enrolled at the helsinki institute of technology in 1916 and, although his studies were disrupted by the finnish civil war, he graduated with a degree in architecture in 1921. One such sanatorium was the paimio sanatorium near turku in finland, designed by the finnish architect alvar aalto 18981976 35. Pdf paimio sanatorium under construction researchgate. We offer museum quality crating and affordable worldwide. The worldrenowned architect and designer alvar aaltos 18981976 paimio sanatorium from 1933 is a modernist masterpiece.
Saving alvar aaltos paimio sanatorium the getty iris. Nov 26, 2017 a time lapse of the modeling process of the paimio chair by alvar aalto. The paimio chair is named after the town in southwestern finland for which aalto designed a tuberculosis sanatorium and all its furnishings in 19312. Together with vyborg viipuri library, completed two years later, it gave the aaltos an international profile. Finnish designer and architect alvar aalto was known to treat each building as a work of artdown to the details of his interiors, furniture, and lightingultimately striving for a more.
Alvar aalto was a finnish architect, designer, sculptor and painter. Aalto received the design commission having won the. Aalto wished to learn the language of wood fibres and believed there was a positive effect that happens when our skin comes into contact with natural materials. Alvar aalto paimio chair by artek artek alvar aalto collection made in finland designer. Paimio sanatorium is a former tuberculosis sanatorium in paimio, southwest finland, designed by finnish architect alvar aalto. Aalto originally designed these nowclassic easy chairs, utilising. Chair 611 alvar aalto foundation alvar aalto saatio. The aaltos designed several different types of furniture and lamps for the paimio sanatorium 192933. Alvar aalto, paimio chair, 1933 stoelen, houten stoelen. Alvar aalto paimio lounge chair artek finland, 1932 c. The chair was shown to the public for the first time at an exhibition of standard products held in conjunction with the nordic building forum in. The original is made from bent birch plywood and bent birch, and the seat form comes in several colors. Finnish architecture was no longer merely the receiver of influences from outside.
Designed in 1931 for the paimio sanatorium in finland, the project which brought alvar aalto to fame as an architect, the chair rapidly grew in popularity throughout the world. In 1969 the alvar aalto museum, first founded in 1966, started its. This armchair is named after the paimio tuberculosis sanatorium in southwest finland. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings, though he never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as branches of the tree whose trunk is architecture. From the very beginning of his career alvar aalto experimented with materials, especially wood, and even applied for patents for the bending of wood as applied in his furniture designs and as acoustic screens in his buildings. Aaltos early career ran in parallel with the rapid economic growth and industrialization of finland during the first half of the 20th century. Dec 01, 2012 industrial design became another major strand of aaltos activity. The noted finnish architect alvar aalto designed this chair in 1929, for a sanatorium. Not long ago, alvar aaltos paimio sanatorium 192933 in finlandone of the esteemed architects earliest projects in a modern stylefaced an uncertain future.
The functional shapes and structural solutions of the paimio sanatorium, located on a large woodland site some 30 km 18 miles east of turku, have inspired and influenced generations. Cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum new york, united states. Design alvar aalto, 1931 bent birch plywood made in finland by artek objects are made to be completed by the human mind. Paimio chair alvar aalto foundation alvar aalto saatio. The chair was shown to the public for the first time at an exhibition. The functional shapes and structural solutions of the paimio sanatorium, located on a large woodland site some 30 km 18 miles east of turku, have inspired and influenced generations of architects all over the world and still annually attract thousands of aalto enthusiasts laymen and professionals alike from all corners of the globe. Designmuseum danmark will show a popup exhibition focusing on aaltos outstanding work with shapes, colors and function. Paimio chair is said to have been influenced by the curved contours of the finnish lakes. Industrial design became another major strand of aaltos activity. Paimio sanatorium alvar aalto foundation alvar aalto.
Designed by alvar aalto in 1933, the stool 60 is certainly the most copied design classic in the world. This miniature reproduction has a height of 4 inches. The sanatorium needed furniture which should be light, flexible, easy. Aalto worked with wood laminate to produce a warm, pliable material suitable for making furniture for patients who had to sit several hours at a time. Finnish designer and architect alvar aalto was known to treat each building as a work of artdown to the details of his interiors, furniture, and lightingultimately striving for a more beautiful mode of home life.
Op onze informatiepaginas lees je waar je in deze periode op moet letten. One of his earliest designs, it uses laminated birch, an uncommon material for furniture at the time. Artek armchair 41 paimio design alvar aalto, 1932 the paimio armchair is one of the most beautiful chairs designed by alvar aalto. The chair was designed by alvar aalto at the same time as the sanatorium and it was chosen for seating in various places including the sanatorium common room. Two hun dred and ninety patients and a staff of doctors, nurses and maintenance.
Hugo alvar henrik aalto was a finnish architect and designer. In 1935, aino and alvar aalto founded the finnish company artek to manufacture their designs. Alvar aaltos vyborg library is a masterpiece of international. Paimio chair alvar aalto designed 193031, manufactured ca. Aalto s paimio chair and savoy vase also known as the. It is known to have been used for this purpose for the first time in the jyvaskyla defence corps building alvar aalto 192629.
Paimio chair definition, a chair developed by alvar aalto between 1930 and 1933, having two continuous, ribbonlike elements made of bent laminated birch veneers forming the arms and legs and supporting a sheet of bent plywood that forms the back and seat. Designed in 1931, the paimio armchair is one of alvar aalto s bestknown designer pieces, who designed this accessory of architecture, as he himself called his furniture, for the lounges of his planned paimio pulmonary sanatorium in southwestern finland. Aalto trained as an architect at helsinki university of. Advertised as the auditorium chair bar none, the socalled row chair was created in 1929 through the cooperation of master carpenter otto korhonen and alvar aalto. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles. Since its introduction in 1933, several million units of stool 60 and its fourlegged version stool e60 have been sold, making it one of the most cherished products in the history of design. Alvar aalto biography childhood, life achievements.
He was considered one of the most influential architects of nordic modernism and finnish design in particular. On march 15,1938, the museum of modern art opened an exhibition. His earliest work was associated with the style known as nordic classicism, which was ad. Gently used alvar aalto furniture up to 50% off at chairish. Vitra vitra miniature art 41 paimio chair by alvar aalto. The model was made in rhinoceros 3d and the final render was rendered in blender. Alvar aalto i do not write, i build, said alvar aalto once, and he sure did. Both the paimio chair and, to a lesser extent, the armchair. Pdf alvar aalto created innovative architecture in his breakthrough work, paimio. He and his first wife, aino aalto 18941949 designed extraordinary furniture and glassware. Alvar aalto, an architect and designer, is perhaps best known today for his furniture.
Each vitra miniature is true to the original in construction and materials, and reduced in size on a scale of 1. The chair was extremely strong, comfortable, and attractive, and could be inexpensively and easily manufactured. Alvar aalto made his international breakthrough as a furniture designer. Aalto received the design commission having won the architectural competition for the project held in 1929. Designed by alvar aalto in 1932, armchair 41 was created for the interior of a tuberculosis sanatorium in the finnish city of paimio and is considered one of aalto s. It was founded in december 1935 by architect alvar aalto and his wife aino aalto, visual arts promoter maire gullichsen and art historian nilsgustav hahl. The paimio chair, the bestknown piece of furniture by aalto, is named for the town in southwestern finland for which he designed a tuberculosis sanatorium and all its furnishings. With his architect wife, aino, by his side, alvar aalto created stopandstare pieces like the 402 lounger and paimio chair. Vitra miniature art 41 paimio chair by alvar aalto stardust. The chair was designed by alvar aalto at the same time as the sanatorium and it was chosen for seating.
Alvar aaltos paimio sanatorium discusses the relationship between. Named after the town in finland for which aalto designed a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1931, paimo was used in the patients lounge. This is very much evident in the building, which aalto created for kunsten. Nestled in the woods in southwestern finland is the alvar aaltodesigned paimio sanatorium, to me one of the most impressive buildings of the 20th century.
Choose from 46 authentic alvar aalto chairs for sale on 1stdibs. Alvar aalto 3d models for download, files in 3ds, max, c4d, maya, blend, obj, fbx with low poly, animated, rigged, game, and vr options. Armchair paimio 41 design alvar aalto for artek not danish. According to gropius, new architecture was about combining architecture. He enrolled at the helsinki institute of technology in 1916 and, although his studies were disrupted by the finnish civil. Architectdesigner alvar aalto was born in kuortane, finland in 1898. This stacking auditorium chair is ideally suited as furniture in public spaces. The profile of the paimio chair is nothing less than striking. For his sanatorium project in paimio, alvar aalto designed numerous pieces of furniture and lamps.
Since wood changes over time, the armrests are formed from a single piece that is then split in half, ensuring that as paimio ages, it remains perfectly balanced. Alvar aaltos paimio sanatorium in finland architectural digest. The building was completed in 1933, and soon after received critical acclaim both in finland and abroad. Aalto was born in kuortane and graduated from the helsinki university of technology. He designed this relaxing armchair for the paimio tuberculosis sanatorium in southwest finland. The arms are constructed of layers of bent laminated birch while the aalto paimio chair seat is molded from a single piece of birch plywood in your choice of black or white lacquer. Alvar aalto paimio sanatorium design museum denmark. Artek alvar aalto 41 paimio scroll chair arguably the bestknown piece of furniture designed by alvar aalto, the paimio scroll chair is an icon of functionalism. Artek alvar aalto 41 paimio scroll chair made in finland. May 31, 20 nestled in the woods in southwestern finland is the alvar aaltodesigned paimio sanatorium, to me one of the most impressive buildings of the 20th century. A forefather of scandinavian modernism, alvar aaltos furniture is instantly recognizable for their curvaceous, bentwood frames.
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