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Alvar Aalto Model 21 Cantilever Side Chairs By Finmar Pair Finland Circa 1935

Pair of Alvar Aalto Model 21 Cantilever Side Chairs for Finmar Finland circa 1935, bent laminated birch frame with moulded plywood seat, the chairs have a faded 'Finmar' label to the underside and are stamped '20' to base, a wonderful addition to any collection.

Biography:
Alvar Aalto (Finnish 1898-1976) In contrast with the functionalism of the International Style (as well the neoclassicism put forward by the Nazi and Soviet regimes), Alvar Aalto brought a refreshing breath of humanism to modern design: ''True architecture exists only where man stands in the centre,'' he wrote. Aalto designed furniture in stack-laminated plywood composed of Finnish birch, which was cost-effective and lent warmth to his interiors. Aalto also revived Finnish glass design with his entries in the various Karhula-Iittala glassworks competitions throughout the 1930s.

In 1936 he won't first place for a collection of colourful, wavy vases in various sizes titled Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa (The Eskimo Woman’s Leather Breeches). The vases were an immediate success and the most popular size, now known as the ''Savoy'' vase, is still in production today. Aalto's freeform designs, in harmony with human needs and nature, anticipated the organic modernism of the 1950s and 1960s; in particular, his innovations in bent plywood had a major impact on designers such as Charles and Ray Eames.

Summery:
Mid Century
Circa 1935
Alvar Aalto
Finmar
Finland
Cantilever Chair
Model 21
Pair
Stamped
Label
Original
Rare
Investment
Practical & Beautiful

Condition:
The chairs are offered in good original condition with no weakness to the joints.

Dimensions:
Height: 33” /83cm
Width: 19” / 49 cm
Depth: 22” / 56cm
Floor to seat: 17” / 44cm

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* Please note that items made of Rosewood are subject to a special export process that may extend the delivery time an additional 2 to 4 weeks
Creator Alvar Aalto
Manufacturer Finmar
Design Period 1920 to 1949
Production Period 1930 to 1939
Country of Manufacture Finland
Identifying Marks This piece has an attribution mark
Style Mid-Century
Detailed Condition Good — This vintage item remains fully functional, but it shows sign of age through scuffs, dings, faded finishes, minimal upholstery defects, or visible repairs.
Restoration and Damage Details
Light wear consistent with age and use, Patina consistent with age and use, Age related scuffs and marks, The bottom of the wooden runners are dirty and stained, The seat colour is patchy
Product Code PIU-849591
Materials Beech
Color Blonde
Width 56 inch 55.9 cm
Depth 49 inch 48.3 cm
Height 84 inch 83.8 cm
Seat Height 43.2 cm

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About the Creator

Alvar Aalto

Architect-designer Alvar Aalto was born in Kuortane, Finland in 1898. 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. In 1923, he established an architectural studio in Jyväskylä, Finland, marrying fellow architect Aino Mandelin the following year. In 1927, the office moved to Turku. Aalto’s aesthetic evolved from a neo-classical style to a functionalist one during the late 1920s and, in the 1930s, moved towards a less rigid Rationalism with an eye for nature’s organic models, ultimately embracing modernism in the 1950s.

Aalto was committed to the concept of a Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), emphasizing fluidity between his projects’ surrounding environments and their interiors. He experimented with plywood in designs such as the Paimio Chair (1931–32), while the Paimio Sanatorium (1932) was driven by the idea that the building itself could contribute to the healing process. In 1935, Aalto met factory owners Maire and Harry Gullischsen, with whom he launched Artek. The furniture company manufactured and sold Aalto’s designs in Finland and abroad, and thanks in part to his relationship with the Gullischsens, Aalto received important large-scale Finnish industry planning and building commissions.

In 1937, Aalto designed the Finnish Pavilion at the International Expo of Arts and Technology in Modern Life in Paris. Its success led to a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York the following year. In 1939, he designed the Finnish Pavilion at the World’s Fair in New York. During the 1940s, he taught architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge; his time there culminated in his design of the Baker House Dormitory (1947–49). Working on the postwar reconstruction of Finland’s towns and cities, he advocated flexible standardization of large-scale industrialized building, wherein the building elements could be combined in multiple ways to satisfy various environments and users’ needs.

During the 1950s and 1960s, Aalto was highly productive; notable projects include the Kansaneläkelatos (National Pensions Insurance Institute) in Helsinki as well as commissions outside Finland, ranging from a lavish residence near Paris for art dealer Louis Carré (1956) to a church in the mountain town of Riola, Italy (built 1975–80). Following Aino’s passing in 1949, Aalto married architect Elissa Mäkiniemi in 1952.

Aalto passed away in 1976 in Helsinki.

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