Aino Aalto (1894–1949) was a pioneering Finnish architect and designer, celebrated for her profound impact on 20th-century Scandinavian design. Alongside her husband, Alvar Aalto, she co-founded Artek, a company renowned for innovative furniture and glassware. Aino's most acclaimed works include the functional yet elegant "Aalto Glassware," originally designed for the Savoy Restaurant in 1936, and the stackable birch "Aino Aalto Chair." Her designs are distinguished by their simplicity, functionality, and use of natural materials, epitomizing the ideals of modernism.

Artek

Model no. 216, variant
This variant example retains a different frame and legs from the standard 216 model.

Lacquered birch frame, painted  wood, adjustable shelves.
Stamped AALTO DESIGN ARTEK. 

Provenance: 
Alvar Aalto

Furniture

Cabinet

Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy Turku

Bent birch plywood, birch, original green linoleum top.

Coffee Table

Bench Model 122

Ahlström woodworking studio

Stained pine. Designed for Jarl Enckell, the architect of Ahlström Varkaus factory for whom the chairs were made as prototypes. 

Large: H 72cm/28.3" D 61,5cm/24.2" W 189cm/74.4"
Small: H 71cm/27.9" D 60cm/23.6"    W 153cm/60.2"

Sun beds

Solid birch. Profiled top. Stamped Aalto Design Artek.

Rare Side Table

Adjustable brass stem and white painted metal shade. Pine base. Stamped Artek Aalto. Design Made in Finland. 

Designed in 1937-38, this model is called "The Floor Reflector". A similar model is present at Villa Mairea in Maire Gullichsen's ateljee room. This lamp is from an original 1930's interior of a house from Pori, nearby Villa Mairea.

There are many versions of this lamp with a wooden base, but examples with an aluminum shade are very rare.

Height from 150cm/59" to 180cm/70,9"
Shade dia 25cm/9,8" / dia 40cm/15,7"

Aino Aalto

1894-1949