Summer Exhibition 2009

The Arts & Crafts Exhibits

10. A laminated birch ply model 31 Modernist armchair designed by Alvar Aalto and made by Finmar, Finland. Labelled. 

Circa 1935 

70cm high 61cm wide and 80cm deep 

"The frame of model No. 31 was revolutionary in that it marked the first use of laminated wood in a cantilevered structure. Through this design Aalto was also able to achieve an unprecedented unity of materials" 

1000 Chairs Charlotte and Peter Fiell Taschen 

Alva Aalto 1898 - 1976

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