Alver Aalto
Aalto, Alver -
(Furniture Designer Finland) Hugo Alver
Henrik Aalto (1899-1976) Finnish architect and designer famous for bent
plywood furniture. He started
designing furniture in 1929 and his first important design in the 1930,
it was a convertible sofa bed that had a chromed tubular steel frame. He
then designed a number of laminated birch wood chairs stools and tables.
He enjoyed tackling special problems in furniture design and developed a
durable stacking chair for kindergartens. He did not limit his talents
to furniture he also worked in glass and made some of the earliest
examples of 'free form' bowls.
Stool
Zebra Chair
Free Form Bowl
Hall Chair by Alver Aalto