Alvar Aalto Tank Chair
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.
Alvar aalto tank chair. Alvar aalto designed the tank chair in 1936 for the milan triennale. View full details. By alvar aalto artek. Alvar aalto 1898 1976 is probably the most famous finnish architect and designer in the world.
Another sculptural chair which seems to test the limits of bent plywood manufacturing. The voluminous chair attracted much attention and was awarded during the fair. Armchair model 37 tank birch and cotton upholstery. This project meant also the beginning of aalto.
Il a été dessiné par alvar aalto en 1936 pour la triennale de milan où il fut remarqué et primé. Armchair by alvar aalto. Previously aalto designed all his chairs for a certain architecture destination. Category vintage 1930s finnish scandinavian modern.
Artek sessel 400 tank chair arm chair 400 von alvar aalto. The voluminous chair attracted much attention and was awarded during the fair. Tables aalto table rectangular. Alvar aalto le fauteuil 400 plus connu sous le nom de tank est certainement un des plus beaux fauteuils de l histoire du design.
The chair owes its nickname tank to its distinctive wide and sturdy armrests made of form bent birch lamella and to its robust upholstery. The tank chair was an exception compared to aalto s previous pieces of furniture both for its shape and for its premises. In 1921 alvar aalto got the diploma of architecture at the helsinki institute of technology and his career as an architect started. One of the most important works he was commissioned was the planning of the tuberculosis sanatorium in paimio finland.
Other works from artek and the altos. Category vintage 1940s finnish scandinavian modern. Early tank chair by alvar aalto. Ein friedlicher panzer aus finnland.
Design alvar aalto 1936 bent birch plywood upholstery made in finland by artek objects are made to be completed by the human mind alvar aalto armchair 400 the tank chair is one of aalto s classic pieces. Find an overview of all artek products. By alvar aalto artek. Bard graduate center gallery.
Creating a modern world at bard graduate center gallery 2016. Previously had aalto designed all his chairs for a certain architecture destination but the tank was designed as commission. Company about artek designers. 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.
Early tank chair by alvar aalto. The springy cantilevered frame offers a flexible comfortable seat. Armchair 400 was an exception compared to aalto s previous pieces of furniture both for its shape and for its premises. Chair model 34 artek and the altos.
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