Paimio chair

[ pahy-mee-oh ]

/ ˈpaɪ miˌoʊ /

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noun

a chair developed by Alvar Aalto between 1930 and 1933, having two continuous, ribbonlike elements made of bent laminated birch veneers forming the arms and legs and supporting a sheet of bent plywood that forms the back and seat.

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Origin of Paimio chair

After Paimio, Finland, site of a sanitorium which Aalto was designing when the chair was developed

Words nearby Paimio chair

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