Paimio chair

American  

[pahy-mee-oh] / ˈpaɪ miˌoʊ /

noun

1. a chair developed by Alvar Aalto between 1930 and 1933, having two continuous, ribbonlike elements made of bent laminated birch veneers forming the arms and legs and supporting a sheet of bent plywood that forms the back and seat.

---

Etymology

Origin of Paimio chair

After Paimio, Finland, site of a sanitorium which Aalto was designing when the chair was developed

---

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---