Artek - Paimio, Griege poster 50 x 70

ARTEK POSTER ICON PAIMIO

Paimio is armchair designed for the architect, Alvar Aalto is Finland city pemar in 1929-33, sanatorium (tuberculosis sanitarium).

As a sanatorium for people who fell sick with tuberculosis was prevalent at the time, Aalto did construction of the sanatorium. Sanatorium building was the design that the patient thought.

Angle of the backrest designed easier to breathe when seeing patients with tuberculosis. Also, arm piece is flexible, laying on of hands and comfortably take is.
In patients suffered from tuberculosis in mind that Aalto thought how et, using large-format plywood is more warm, more flexible, innovative seat was born.
Considered the materials revolution through innovative seat with molded plywood, catapulted his name became famous. Known as the 20-century classic chairs.

Year: 2013
Design: Greige
Recycled paper, screen-print
Size: 50 x 70 cm

Year: 2013