Alvar Aalto Bent Lamination. Alvar aalto created in 1931 the paimio chair which was manufactured of bent plywood and laminated wood. In 1932 aalto had developed a revolutionary type of furniture made of laminated bent plywood. When one thinks of alvar aalto images of laminated wood and plywood furniture instantly spring to mind.
His stools are simple designs with bent wooden legs that provide strength durability and stackability. In 1935 the company artek was established in finland to mass produce and distribute wood furniture designed by aalto and his wife aino.
His designs were popular from the 1850s on especially among 20th century architects such as le corbusier and alvar aalto.
Alvar aalto created in 1931 the paimio chair which was manufactured of bent plywood and laminated wood. His stools are simple designs with bent wooden legs that provide strength durability and stackability. Aalto s bar stool 64 1935 is familiar because it s been copied so often. Aalto invented a new form of laminated bent plywood furniture which he patented in 1933.
