Cafe Chair 3

Cafe Chair 2

Cafe Chair 1

Vitra Fire Station

TGV Station

Guggenheim Museum

Exploded Perspective of Alvar Aalto's Armchair 41

Sketch 3: Armchair

My Sketches of Otto Wagner's Armchair

Sketch 2: W.W. Stool

My Sketches of Philippe Starck's W.W. Stool

Sketch 1: Wiggle Chair

My Sketches for Frank O'Gehry's Wiggle Side Chair

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto Aalto’s Armchair 41 (Paimio Arm Chair)

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was born February 3, 1898 and died May 11, 1976. He was a Finnish architect whom was one of the first and most influential architects of the Scandinavian modern movement. He is also a designer of furniture and glassware.  The Aalto Vase, also known as the Savoy Vase, is a world famous piece of glassware and an iconic piece of Finnish design. Aalto was considered a modern architect who manifested an understanding of the psychological needs of modern society, the qualities of the Finnish environment, and the historical, technical, and cultural traditions of Scandinavian architecture. 

Aalto’s Armchair 41 also known as the Paimio Arm Chair was designed in 1930 using laminated birch (timber) and moulded plywood. The curves are made by clamping layers of veneer and glue over a form to achieve the desired curved shapes.
A straight laminated timber crossbar in the upper back stabilized the framework. The continuous curves of the chair seat and back resembled a coil spring – this provided extra resilience to the plywood design. The springy plywood fixed on a closed frame was a brainstorm of Aalto’s for making a wooden chair "soft". 

Aalto’s Armchair was designed to reduce Hospital “clatter” and the selection of soothing materials used help achieve this. The Armchair was placed in the patients lounge as the angle of the chair was designed to help patients breathing and encouraged them to lie back instead of sitting up, while the front curve of the arm made it easier for them to grip when getting in and out of.

At the time of Aalto’s Armchair design the stock market crashed causing fortunes of investors around the world to be destroyed. T hat day became known as "Black Tuesday." Fortunes were wiped out. The stock market had crashed.  Another world event was that of Amelia Earhart whom in 1932 became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.  Unfortunately in 1937 she is lost over the Pacific on a round-the-world flight. Her plane and the bodies of Earhart and her navigator have never been found.

NGV- Philippe Starck, W.W. Stool

The W.W Stool was  designed in 1990 by Philippe Starck

Materials used included Sand-cast aluminum

NGV- Otto Wagner, Armchair

The Armchair was designed in 1902 by Otto Wagner

Materials used included ebonised beech, aluminium, velvet, silk thread, and jute

NGV- Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelone Chair

 The Barcelone Chair was designed in 1929 by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

Materials used included leather and stainless steel

NGV- Charles and Ray Eames, Lounge Chair 670

The Lounge Chair 670 was designed in 1956 by Charles and Ray Eames

Materials used included manufactured leather, plywood, aluminium, nylon, and zip

NGV- Eero Aarnio, Globe Chair

The Globe Chair was designed in 1963-65 by Eero Aarnio

Materials used included 1960s manufactured fiberglass, fabric, polyurethane foam, painted aluminium, and zip

NGV- Marc Newson LC2 Lockheed Lounge

The LC2 Lockheed Lounge was designed in 1985-1986 by Marc Newson

Materials used included fibreglass, aluminium and rubber

NGV- Michele De Lucchi First, Chair

First, Chair was designed in 1983 by Michele De Lucchi

Materials used included lacquered metal and wood

NGV- Poul Kjaerholm Hammock Chair 24

Hammock Chair 24 designed in 1965 by Poul Kjaerholm

Materials used included cane, stainless steel, and leather

NGV- Frank O.Gehry Wiggle Side Chair

The Wiggle Side Chair was designed in 1972 by Frank O.Gehry

The only Materials used was manufactured Cardboard

 

NGV- Alvar Aalto Armchair 41

Armchair 41 was designed in 1930 by Alvar Aalto.

Materials used included manufactured laminated birch and painted plywood