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A pair of Alvar Aalto 'Padded Paimio' closed-framed armchairs, by O.y Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B for Artek.
Estimate
30 000 - 35 000 SEK
2 680 - 3 130 EUR
2 720 - 3 180 USD
Hammer price
32 000 SEK
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A pair of Alvar Aalto 'Padded Paimio' closed-framed armchairs, by O.y Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B for Artek.
No 44. Birch frame, reupholstered in zebra striped fabric. The frame with inpressed numbers underneath, 2 and 29.
Some wear. (2)
Literature
Pirkko Tuukkanen (ed), 'Alvar Aalto designer', Alvar Aalto Museum 2002, see the model illustrated pp 78, 165.
More information
Designed in 1933. The model was presented at the 'Wood Only' exhibition at Fortnum & Mason Department store in London, November 1933