Artworks · Alvar Aalto

Convertible Sofa

1930 · Chrome-plated steel frame, wool upholstery, and painted wood arms

Paimio Armchair 41

1930 · Bent and laminated birchwood

63.5 × 60.4 × 86.4 cm (25 × 23 3/4 × 34 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cantilevered stacking side chair (model 23)

1930 · Chrome-plated tubular steel and molded plywood

31 1/4 x 21 5/8 x 25" (79.4 x 54.9 x 63.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Door Handle from the Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium

1930 · Chrome-plated brass and enameled steel

3 15/16 x 5 5/16 x 2" (10 x 13.5 x 5.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Convertible Sofa

1930 · Chrome-plated steel frame, wool upholstery, and painted wood arms

Museum of Modern Art

Stacking armchair (model 2)

1929 · Solid and laminated birch and plywood

27 x 20 x 21" (68.6 x 50.8 x 53.3 cm)

Stacking armchair (model 2)

1929 · Solid and laminated birch and plywood

27 x 20 x 21" (68.6 x 50.8 x 53.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stacking Side Chairs

1929 · Solid and laminated birch

Each: 31 1/2 x 19 3/8 x 19 3/8" (80 x 49 x 49 cm), seat h. 17 3/4" (45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art