Armchair 45
Alvar Aalto's 1947 armchair, back in the collection with leather or linen webbing
610 × 830 × 640 mm
Source: technical drawing image — Armchair 45 (the page's single drawing) — published as W 61 × D 64 × H 83 cm
1947
Finland
EUR 1,740 from, linen webbing versions with bare armrests (EUR 2,955 from for the quilted leather versions), shop.artek.fi, 2026-10-14
Description
Overview
Armchair 45 is an armchair by Alvar Aalto, designed in 1947 according to Artek, which has brought it back into the collection. A birch frame carries a seat and back in quilted leather or linen webbing.
Construction
The armrests can be piped leather, rattan winding, a leather flat wrap or bare birch.
Specifications
- Width: 61 cm; depth: 64 cm; height: 83 cm (read by position, not labelled on the drawing)
- Frame: form-pressed birch veneers and solid birch
- Seat and back: quilted leather or linen webbing
- Origin: Finland
Story
Back in the collection
Artek says Armchair 45, originally designed by Alvar Aalto in 1947, returns to the collection to bring warmth and refinement to contemporary interiors.
Aalto in his studio
The page notes that many archival photographs show Aalto sitting in a leather-upholstered version in his Tiilimäki studio.
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