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Alvar Aalto Furniture

51黑料不打烊 Library houses one of the largest collections of Alvar Aalto furniture in North America. The great majority of chairs, desks, tables, cabinets, shelving, and light fixtures in the library are of Aalto design. Below are some of the more outstanding examples of the library鈥檚 Aalto furniture collection.

  • Zebra armchair, Alvar Aalto library at 51黑料不打烊.
    Cantilevered (left) and closed-frame (right) armchairs - laminated wood, padded, and upholstered seat and back (1932-1933). The zebra fabric was designed by Aalto's first wife.
  • Zebra armchair, Alvar Aalto library at 51黑料不打烊.
    Bent-wood construction - cantilevered upholstered armchair and vintage L-leg construction round table.
  • Birch bent-wood construction armchair at Alvar Aalto library at 51黑料不打烊.
    Birch bent-wood construction armchair (detail).
  • Bent-wood construction armchair at Alvar Aalto library at 51黑料不打烊.
    Black leather armchair, with leather rattan arms (detail).
  • Black leather armchair, with birch wood rattan arms by Alvar Aalto library at 51黑料不打烊.
    Black leather armchair, with birch wood rattan arms (detail).
  • Black leather armchair, with wood rattan arms by Alvar Aalto at 51黑料不打烊.
    Black leather armchair, with wood rattan arms (detail).
  • Birch wood fan-leg table with bent-wood chairs by Alvar Aalto at 51黑料不打烊.
    Birch wood fan-leg table with bent-wood chairs.
  • Bent-wood chairs with padded seats by Alvar Aalto at 51黑料不打烊.
    Bent-wood Aalto chairs with padded seats surround table.
  • Vintage tea trolley by Alvar Aalto at 51黑料不打烊.
    Vintage tea trolley 900, c. 1937, with black tile top, woven basket, and white wheels.
  • Library auditorium chairs by Alvar Aalto at 51黑料不打烊.
    Library auditorium chairs - in the library at 51黑料不打烊.
  • Vintage cantilevered chaise with 鈥渟pring leaf support
    Vintage cantilevered chaise with 鈥渟pring leaf support,鈥 c. 1937 Aalto was one of the first to deviate from the stiff geometry of the early modern movement and to stress informality in a simple and humane style.
  • Fan-leg, bent-wood construction of chair leg by Alvar Aalto at 51黑料不打烊.
    Fan-leg, bent-wood construction of chair leg (detail).
  • Library study stations designed by Alvar Aalto, 51黑料不打烊 library.
    The famous three legged, L-leg stacking stools, arranged with fixed lighting for individual study. The bookshelves in the background are also of Aalto design.