Alvar Aalto

Mirror, model no. 50510, wall-mounted drawer unit, model no. 114, and 'X-Legs' stool, model no. 60-6, 1950s

Mirror, model no. 50510, wall-mounted drawer unit, model no. 114, and 'X-Legs' stool, model no. 60-6, 1950s
Birch, birch-veneered plywood, ash, ash-veneered wood, mirrored glass.
Mirror: 50 x 50 x 4 cm
Wall-mounted drawer unit: 35 x 80 x 32 cm
Stool: 45.5 high, 42 diameter cm
Manufactured by O.y. Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas A.b., Turku, for Artek, Finland. Underside of stool stamped ARTEK/aalto-design/MADE IN FINLAND.

Provenance
Private collection, Finland
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature
'fabianinkatu', no. 29, Artek, Helsinki, 1940s, n.p.
'Aalto Design Collection for Modern Living', Finsven, cat. no. 2, May 1955, New York, n.p.
Juhani Pallasmaa, ed., alvar aalto furniture, exh. cat., Museum of Finnish Architecture, Finnish Society of Crafts and Design, Artek, Helsinki, 1984, p. 129
Pirkko Tuukkanen, ed., Alvar Aalto Designer, Vammala, 2002, p. 176