Aalto Tank Chair
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Aalto tank chair. Previously had aalto designed all his chairs for a certain architecture destination but the tank was designed as commission work for the triennale. Everything else is at least for me an abuse of paper alvar aalto sketches 1978 104. Category vintage 1940s finnish scandinavian modern. Quotations god created paper for the purpose of drawing architecture on it.
Armchair 402 is a masterpiece of modernist furniture design first presented by alvar aalto at the milan triennale in 1933. Artek s armchair also known as tank is one of the absolute milestones in furniture design of the alvar aalto designed the tank chair in 1936 for the milan triennale. View full details. The tank chair was an exception compared to aalto s previous pieces of furniture both for its shape and for its premises.
Design by alvar aalto. Armchair by alvar aalto. Category vintage 1930s finnish scandinavian modern. In 1921 alvar aalto got the diploma of architecture at the helsinki institute of technology and his career as an architect started.
By alvar aalto artek. Company about artek designers. Alvar aalto 1898 1976 is probably the most famous finnish architect and designer in the world. Alvar aalto chair developed style of scandinavian modern.
Early tank chair by alvar aalto. Did not limit himself to just furniture. The frame cantilevers a cushioned seat providing modern and comfortable seating. Artek sessel 400 tank chair arm chair 400 von alvar aalto.
We should work for simple good undecorated things and he continues but things. Armchair 400 designed by alvar aalto and better known as tank is one of the absolute milestones in furniture design of the 1900s. The springy cantilevered frame offers a flexible comfortable seat. The chair owes its nickname tank to its distinctive wide and sturdy armrests made of form bent birch lamella and to its robust upholstery.
Black aalto 400 tank chair by artek. By alvar aalto artek. Tables aalto table rectangular. The sturdy seat and the wide armrests offer a comfortable seating experience and give the chair its characteristic tank like.
Alvar aalto designed the tank in 1936 for the milan triennale. Since wood changes over time the armrests are formed from a single piece. Im jahr 1936 entwarf alvar aalto seinen freischwingenden sessel 400 der damals schnell den spitznamen tank chair erhielt aber fast genauso sicher fühlt man sich in dem voluminösen freischwinger mit den breiten birkenbändern die gleichzeitig armlehnen und gestell formen. This project meant also the beginning of aalto.
The slightly tilted back of armchair 402 allows for gentle relaxation while still remaining in an upright position. Armchair 404 a k a zebra tank chair 1939. Early tank chair by alvar aalto. One of the most important works he was commissioned was the planning of the tuberculosis sanatorium in paimio finland.
As voluminous as it is comfortable armchair 400 was created by alvar aalto in 1936 for an exhibition at the milan triennale where it was promptly awarded a prize.