# Paimio Lounge Chair

- **Brand:** Artek
- **Price:** $7,010.00
- **Catalog:** dwr
- **Retailer:** dwr
- **Product URL:** https://go.cosimo.shop/r/gAAAAABqWpYtpa18AdfJDK_ffqCyLseHpPK5SycN495dEIzlhykQpChOz3poEb3E_G8chHb70ui4qn3vpFrHO3M0Ll4xZf5ppXqrU5CLf9DXYoWG5SK2zcmxYp8qtlo98S71fEs2vxSp4f9X8XsOh1FsTCwiXyHGSGmwmMJPYwyhgzB9OK2GzvU8VD8IReeI5NtnBIUIRCuYy-t-OQFChdsvpn67M7sH7rKrKl53ORasteyEHWguMT1mgYlhFap7LHEb5GFD921wDllPz2nTm9x5DqrJYv_eEiHW-4oS-QW5vPdebsQ-Mod2OHxrAkunUSNBkOfdXUi5XzCYuPbiVsd3KOICBQ5BV1nBqw7o7AJR815faET9UAYYr_CSIRLibvKHe5jqiU8P0kcV118JRuMMJ6JSMr7BYGqE0RvVTOOQ3BLfm8P1MVPQZgTlyfFb8L54bizFTPODawYSUXPNEG7LKDsrjhRbcA==

## Summary

A mid-century modern lounge chair featuring a white pressed birch plywood seat and a bent solid birch frame in a continuous loop design.

## Description

The Paimio Lounge Chair (1932) was originally conceived for recovery, designed for a Finnish tuberculosis sanatorium where the angle of the backrest was intended to help patients breathe more easily. Iconic Finnish architect Alvar Aalto shaped bent birch lamella into a continuous loop that cradles the sitter, suspending a molded plywood seat at only four points in weightless balance. The armrests are formed from a single piece then split in half, ensuring the chair remains perfectly balanced as the wood ages. Nearly a century later, its quiet optimism still feels radical – proof of Aalto's empathy within engineering. Made in Finland.

## Appearance

- **Colors:** White
- **Materials:** Bent solid birch frame, Pressed birch plywood seat

## Categories

- **Categories:** Living Lounge Chairs > Furniture > Living Room Furniture > Lounge Chairs + Armchairs

## Enrichment

- **Type:** lounge chair
- **Type Synonyms:** armchair, accent chair
- **Age Groups:** adult
- **Tags:** bentwood, birch frame, curved backrest, pressed plywood, continuous loop frame, minimalist construction
- **Styles:** mid-century modern, scandinavian, modernist
- **Colors:** white
- **Color Families:** White
- **Category Path:** Furniture > Chairs > Armchairs, Recliners & Sleeper Chairs > Armchairs
- **Backrest type:** Hard
- **Color:** White
- **Pattern:** Solid
- **Seat type:** Bucket (cradle), Hard
- **Canonical Brand:** Artek

## Images

- ![Image 1](https://cdn.octogen.ai/bbca8334ec67a738b9039fc26e0e1aca/1c901c0c32562afb550de7ac7e073a68.webp)
- ![Image 2](https://cdn.octogen.ai/bbca8334ec67a738b9039fc26e0e1aca/8c97633fdafc3ae6e8df9e1f5069e24e.webp)
- ![Image 3](https://cdn.octogen.ai/bbca8334ec67a738b9039fc26e0e1aca/cd4049e323d2ae9d43011e4c1e905504.webp)

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