Using a single piece of plywood for the chair back and seat, the Paimio armchair was originally designed for the Paimio Tuberculosis Sanitorium. Collaborating closely with Otto Korhonen – who owned and operated the small Finnish furniture factory Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas – Alvar Aalto went on to sell the armchair to a mass market.
The public first saw the armchair at ‘“Wood Only”, The Exhibition of Finnish Furniture’ in 1933. The Paimio armchair, and Alvar himself, were thrust into the spotlight through this expo, which brought Finnish furniture into the British mainstream and made a large impact on furniture design trends.
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