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alvar aalto tea trolley 900

by Alvar Aalto from Artek

alvar aalto tea trolley 900

Design Alvar Aalto, 1937
Bent birch plywood, tile, rattan
Made in Finland by Artek

"Objects are made to be completed by the human mind." -Alvar Aalto

Aalto invented a process for bending thick layers of birch into gracefully curved loops to create strong, light frames for a number of products, including his famous tea trolleys. For easy movement, these charming and highly functional pieces have large white wheels with black rubber tread that won't mar floors. The handle and edge banding are solid birch. The Tea trolleys serve as highly functional and distinctive additions to a dining room or hospitality area. Introduced at the 1937 Paris World's Fair, they are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

Alvar Aalto was a highly talented architect and an eager spokesman for the international modernist movement. Aalto's designs were innovative and radical and became known for his experimental approach to bending wood, which greatly influenced American designers Charles & Ray Eames and Finnish-born Eero Saarinen. His style became known as humanist modernism. Alvar Aalto's dialogue with nature, architecture, design and the human being has become a living legacy.

Tea Trolley 900 features a natural lacquer birch frame with black or white ceramic tiles, white wheels and rattan basket.

35.4" w | 25.6" d | 23.6" h

$6,045.00 + free shipping
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Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto is one of the greatest names in modern architecture & design. Aalto designed many buildings all over the world and his furniture designs were often created within his architecture practice.
Artek was founded in 1935 by Alvar and Aino Aalto with an idea to promote a modern culture of habitation. Artek advocates a new environment of art and design for everyday life.

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