4 February, 2008

901 thevagn are incomparable

901 thevagnen is designed by the renowned Finnish furniture designer Alvar Aalto. This tevagnen of Aalto has such a refined and modern look to it's incredible that it's debut in 1937 at the World Fair in Paris. One of his major innovations, curved birch frames, visible on both sides of the wagon. It has a strong, light frame and thick layers of birch form closed loops.

All practical components can be found at 901 thevagnen. It has large, white wheels with black tread rubber, handle and rim stripes are solid birch. 901-wagon also has shelves with white laminated surfaces.

Its bent Birch, the carriage a refined, modern look. Birch incurred with dignity and receive a rich honey color. Birch is a renewable resource, two birch trees planted for every tree used in the production of Aalto's Furniture . It is also less wastage and less glue used with this material. Laminated layer is used only where the bone is bent, and the balance being solid wood. It is handmade and very little industrial processing is required for its production.

901 thevagn

Alvar Aalto began with interior design in the late 1920's as a natural extension of his architectural designs. A piece of furniture was not a distant object for him, that was part of a melodic interior. He described to and including furniture and architecture as the branches of the same tree.

He was born in Finland 1898th Incorporating nature was typical and natural for Aalto. Finland's forests and lake scenery was an endless source of inspiration and spiritual rebirth for him. Nature offered innumerable topics on which he applied his own interpretation.

From this philosophical foundation he started and a handful of familiar designers a movement against what they considered to be the dehumanizing effects of the machine age. Aalto felt that rapid industrialization could lead to social alienation. Therefore, he brought with him a human perspective to the form of administration and was in the process, a pioneer of modernism with a clear message that the aesthetics and functionality belongs to everyone.

His most important innovation was a process that shaped white birch to organic, artistic, curvaceous shapes. Wood, especially birch, was the natural material for Aalto. Birch is common in Finland's forests, is warm and durable, while being a renewable resource.

During his 50 year career Aalto designed the nearly 60 furniture and many made today by Artek. They are famous as modernist classics and fortsättar to be popular and relevant, but the most famous is and will always be 901 thevagnen.