Early Alvar Aalto Spring Chair Model 42, Bent Plywood and Birch, Artek 1950s

One of the most iconic and finest furniture works from Alvar Aalto, the model 42 chair, also known as  the spring chair, "Pikku Paimio" or Small Paimio in English. It is regarded as an iconic masterpiece of design. This model was originally created in the 1930s for the Paimion Parantola Tuberculosis Sanatorium, and helped pave the way for Alvar Aalto's international breakthrough with his functionalist furniture design.