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Alvar Aalto

(Finland, 1898-1976)
Alvar Aalto
(Finland, 1898-1976)

A mid-20th century '153A' bench for Artek, Finland.

L-legs and top birch, natural lacquered. Length 112 cm, width 40 cm, height 44.5 cm.

Wear commensurate with age and use.

Designer

Alvar Aalto is one of Finland's most prominent architects and designers and one of Scandinavia's biggest proponents of modern architecture and design. Several of the furniture and vases he designed are today considered iconic design classics, including the Savoy vases, the Beehive lamp, and Armchair, model '31'.Alvar Aalto is the most internationally famous Finnish architect and designer. Aalto was a great ambassador for Finnish design at a time when the Finnish people were thinking about how to present themselves to the rest of the world. He gave equal weight to form and function, and was inspired by the Finnish landscape. Aalto is one of the most important representatives of modern architecture and has created its own architecture direction, whose aesthetic effect is based on careful planning of the buildings in relation to the environment, a human dimension and good sense of material.

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Current bid
170
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175
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Estimate
400 - 500 EUR
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Bid history (5 bids)
5
Nov 10, 2017 11:58 PM
170 EUR
4
Nov 5, 2017 11:15 PM
160 EUR
3
Nov 3, 2017 6:37 AM
150 EUR
2
Nov 2, 2017 9:23 PM
100 EUR
1
Nov 2, 2017 7:39 PM
30 EUR
All times are in CET
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