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A brass floor lamps, stem and base covered with black leather. White lacquered metal shades. Manufactured and marked by Valaisinpaja Oy.

This popular floor light features two hand-riveted shades, each formed from delicate, lacquered metal strips. Together they present a striking combination of lines and curves and allow for an interesting interplay of direct and indirect light. The stand is finished in hand-sewn black leather, while the neck has a polished brass collar. Floor Light A810 was created by Alvar Aalto in 1959 for the National Pensions Institute, Helsinki.

Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is a world famous architect and designer. He was well known for designing his own line of furniture and lighting for the numerous buildings that he designed worldwide. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles, glassware, sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as branches of a tree that stem from architecture.

Aalto’s career from the 1920s-1970s is reflected in the styles of his work, ranging from Classicism to Modernism and to an organic style from the 1940s onwards. Aalto and his wife Aino were famous for not only designing the buildings, but the interior surfaces, furniture, lamps and even the glassware for those buildings. Aalto’s furniture designs are Scandinavian Modernism at its best, especially his technical innovations on the bent plywood furniture, which in turn had a great impact on Mid-Century Modernist furniture.

Aalto’s works are highly sought after and some fetch record prices in auctions and the design world. Of course his works are also widely collected and can be found in numerous private collections and famous museums.

Designed 1959

W: 48 cm, H: 165 cm, D: 27 cm

W: 18.9 in, H: 65.0 in, D: 10.6 in

Materials:  Lacquered metal, leather and brass

Manufacturer: Valaisinpaja Oy, Finland 1970s

Condition: Very Good

Quantity available: 1

Literature: Alvar Aalto: Second Nature, Eisenbrand, et al., pg. 561

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