Model 41 Lounge chair | Christie`s

Estimated value: 8000-12.000 GBP

Reached Price : 20.315 GBP

Auction:
Designed by Architects

Sales date: 2003-10-08

Location:
London

Lot number: 52

Design

Alvar Aalto
Year 1931-32
Manufacturer Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas AB

Architonic id

4102500

Designed 1931-32, manufactured by Oy. Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas AB, laminated and solid birch, part ebonised.
26in. (66cm.) height; 233⁄4in. (60cm.) width; 331⁄2in. (85cm.) depth
This design was originally concieved for use in the Paimio Sanatorium. The design was subsequently retailed throughout the 1930s by the firms Wohnbedarf in Switzerland, and Finmar in the United Kingdom.
Lit: Pirkko Tuukkanen (ed.), Alvar Aalto Designer, Jyväsklä, 2002, p.165 (the design illustrated)