1932 No. 42 Small Paimio Chair by Aino and Alvar Aalto for Artek in Birch Nakashima with a number of other

with a number of other notable works from CI Designs

It is signed by Richard Schultz underneath as shown

designed by Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd of Pearson Lloyd for Coalesse and Walter Knoll in 2014

They feature legs of chromed tubular steel

The production date can be identified via the detailing on the frame and patina of the finish

1932 No. 42 Small Paimio Chair by Aino and Alvar Aalto for Artek in Birch Nakashima with a number of otherThis is a very special and unusual chair. It is an original Armchair 42, Small Paimio, designed by Alvar Aalto and Aino Aalto for the Paimio Sanatorium in 1932. This particular piece hails from approximately the same time. The chairs frame is made from birch, which has been bent to produce a cantilevered shape. The seat and back were created from form pressed birch plywood. The chair measures 29. 5 inches long, 23. 75 inches wide, and is 28. 25 inches