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Alvar Aalto Side Tables

Many of the most important works by acclaimed Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto can be attributed to a single design element: the L-leg. The L-shaped design allowed legs to be attached directly to Aalto’s sophisticated tables and seating, without the need for a connecting joint. This innovation, which he called “the little sister of the architectural column,” characterized the designer’s penchant for simple, easily adaptable furniture pieces, such as the side tables, coffee tables and dining tables he created, which straddled elegance and simplicity.

Developed in partnership with furniture manufacturer Otto Korhonen and patented in 1933, the L-shaped leg — the result of Aalto’s experimentation with bending birchwood, a pioneering technique at the time — would become a hallmark of tables, stools (see his iconic Stool 60), benches and chairs that Aalto designed and produced through his company, Artek, which he cofounded in 1935 with his wife and designer Aino, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl. The company quickly found success selling streamlined, modern furniture both in Finland and, thanks to a growing interest in Nordic furniture outside Scandinavia, internationally, including the UK where many early Artek pieces were imported by the company Finmar.

Like much of his furniture, most of Aalto’s tables, especially early models, are constructed either fully or in part with birch, which the designer referred to as a “form-inspiring, deeply human material.” The flexibility of his L-leg design allowed for easily interchangeable combinations of tabletops. It also standardized the design process for multiple shapes, with the same bentwood L-legs attached to round, square or rectangular tops for a variety of table models. This look is a hallmark of Aalto’s style — and, indeed, of mid-century Scandinavian modern design in general. It has been frequently riffed on and copied throughout the ensuing decades, though Artek still produces Aalto’s original designs.

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Creator: Alvar Aalto
An Exceptionally Rare Alvar Aalto War-time Side table, 1940s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful war-time side table by Alvar Aalto. The patina is in our opinion quite nice and as such deserves to be untouched really. This side table can be even turned into a stool f...
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch

Rare Alvar Aalto Radio Table, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
Rare Alvar Aalto radio table, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s. Stained birch. Great condition, minor patina consistent with age and use. Alvar Aalto (1...
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1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch

Aino Aalto Rare Measuring Table Artek 1950's
By Artek, Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
This table/sidetable was first designed as a measuring table for babies in hospitals. It has a metric measuring unit attached to it, and a sliding wooden piece to adjust according to...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch

Alvar Aalto Side Table for Artek Finland 1970s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Alvar Aalto L leg rectangular side table for Artek. Bentwood laminated-birch legs. Original black linoleum top. Can be used as coffee table, console or child desk. Nice patina.
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1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch

Stool X600 (fan leg) for Artek by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
This stool was designed by Alvar Aalto in 1954 and features his impressive X-Leg design. X-Legs are created from splitting the traditional L-Leg in a longitudinal direction and re-...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Bentwood

Alvar Aalto Side Table Model A 86 for Artek, 1930s
By Artek, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
This small size side table can be used in any room, and for a variety of purposes. The shelf feature makes it perfect as an arm chair or reading space side table. The vintage honey l...
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1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch

Alvar aalto Side Table Model 86 for Artek, 1930s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
This small size side table can be used in any room, and for a variety of purposes. It is perfect as an arm chair or reading space side table. The vintage honey like colour patina of ...
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1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch

Stool X601 (fan leg) for Artek by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
This stool was designed by Alvar Aalto in 1954 and features his impressive X-Leg design. X-Legs are created from splitting the traditional L-Leg in a longitudinal direction and re-c...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Bentwood

Alvar Aalto End Tables or Nightstands
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of clean lined fan leg tables, designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, circa 1980s. They are a versatile size and can be used as end or side tab...
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1980s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Beech, Birch

Pair of Mid Century Alvar Aalto Model 60 Birch Side Tables or Stools for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Pair of Mid Century Alvar Aalto Model 60 birch nesting side tables or stools, made in Romania.
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1960s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch

Stool 60 with finger joint seat by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60 is the most elemental of furniture pieces, equally suitable as a seat, a table, storage unit, or display surface. Born of modernist ideals and Finnish...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Bentwood

Alvar Aalto for Artek Model 76 Side Table
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in New York, NY
Alvar Aalto for Artek Model 76 Side Table. The table is birch and painted. There are a pair of Alvar Aalto chairs that would complement thi...
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2010s Modern Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch, Paint

Alvar Aalto End Tables or Night Stands
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Alvar Aalto end tables, for Artek, Finland, circa 1980s. They retain their warm original patina. They are a versatile size and can be used as end or side tables, or as night ...
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1980s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Wood, Birch

Early Alvar Aalto for Finmar Table
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early bentwood side table, designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar, Finland, circa 1940s. Classic example of Danish modern design.
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1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Beech

35.5" Fan Leg Side Table by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Pasadena, TX
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was born at Kuortane, Finland, February 3, 1898. He received his diploma in architecture from the Helsinki Institute of Technology in 1921. There were few com...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch

Fan Leg Side Table, Model X601, in Birch and Leather by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Dorchester, MA
eatures a distinctive five-section fan of bent birchwood, whose joins cascade down the legs, and the original leather-wrapped top with a beautiful patina. The piece can serve as a si...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch, Leather

Elegant Bentwood Side Table by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant side table by Alvar Aalto, made from natural bent wood birch contrasting with black lacquer. Iconic design originally designed in 1932, originally for the Paimio Sanatorium...
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Bentwood

Alvar Aalto Scandinavian Modern Vintage Y Legs Dining Table Side Table c 1946
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern vintage square like form side table from plywood and birch dining table or side table by Alvar Aalto designed circa 1946 Finland manufactured circa 1960. A wonderful squared dining table or side table from birch while the Y leg construction shows plywood. We decided to polish the table by hand with shellac for a stunning warmth and depth look and feel. Alvar Aalto ( 1898 - 1976 ) Finnish architect and designer He worked in the circle of Le Corbusier, Fernand Leger, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Walter Gropius. Just name but a few. He was influenced from Deutschen Werkbund and Bauhaus and sought for organic architecture - nature landscape and buildings should be close together. A wonderful spirit, which reflects the current vision and the spirit of the time. Y legs stands for the leg construction and based on the bending wood by Alvar Aalto - the L legs. In the Y-legs, two slim L legs were chamfered on opposite sides and glued together. The condition is very good ready for immediate use. Throughout the size and the height the table is versatile, using as side table, as dining table for smaller sized rooms, for workspaces, offices, vary it with pieces from bold yellow and cool blue Contemporary, precious hot pink and red Rococo...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch, Plywood

Alvar Aalto Stool for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Belmont, MA
Alvar Aalto stool manufactured by Artek, originally designed in 1933. Crafted in Laminated Birch. Retails warm, rich, original patina and based upon its patina and provenance appears to be an early example of Alvar Aalto's work. Alvar Aalto 1898–1976 Born in Kuortane, Finland, in 1898, Alvar Aalto began his formal training studying architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology. It was here that he met his future wife and collaborator, Aino Marsio who was also an architectural student in the program. The two were married in 1924. In 1929, Aalto won a competition to design a new sanatorium in Paimio for patients convalescing from tuberculosis; a total Gesamtkunstwerk, Aalto designed everything at Paimio, from the chairs to the sinks, to create a soothing and sanitary environment for the patients. In 1932, Aalto’s architectural drawings were featured in the landmark Modern Architecture: International Exhibition which was curated by Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock and included the latest architectural innovations from around the globe. In 1935, Alvar and Aino Aalto, Nils-Gustav Hahl, and Maire Gullichsen formed the design company, Artek. In addition to a focus on practicality, the work of Artek is marked by its use of light-colored woods, organic forms, and biomorphic lines. Though, many of Aalto’s designs were imbued with playful elements like zebra prints and reindeer fur...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Birch

1940s Thonet Formica Woodgrain finish Side Table on Bentwood legs, USA
By Alvar Aalto, Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare Thonet \ Alvar Aalto side table with formica wood grain finish on thick heavy bakelite base . Take note of angled leg assembly. Lacquered maple bentwood legs...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alvar Aalto Side Tables

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Bakelite, Bentwood

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Rare Version of Alvar Aalto Side Table 75 - Made in Sweden 1946-1956
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Rare version of Aalto Side Table "75", timeless design classic that Alvar Aalto designed for the Paimio Sanatorium Finland in 1932. The table is made in Sweden 1946-56. which makes...
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By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
This small size side table can be used in any room, and for a variety of purposes. The shelf feature makes it perfect as an arm chair or reading space side table. The vintage honey like colour patina is absolutely stunning. The table is in very good condition with wear that is consistent with age and use. We are also offering complimentary shipping on this piece for it can be dismanteled easily, so shipping will not cost an arm and a leg. We have a similar listing to this with slighty different measurments, and in similar patina. For more Aalto items, including the 86 table...
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Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
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Alvar Aalto model 88 nesting tables for Artek from the early 2000s. Lacquered birch. Classic L-legs. Good vintage condition, minor wear consistent with age and use.
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Alvar Aalto , Two Tier Plywood Table , model 915 , stamped Finsven , 1940's .
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Questions About Alvar Aalto Side Tables
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024
    Alvar Aalto is known for bringing Scandinavian modernism and Nordic design to global prominence. In his designs for buildings and furniture, Aalto's sensitivity to the natural world and to organic forms and materials tempered the hardness of rationalist design. One of his most famous pieces is the Paimio armchair, which he designed in 1930 for a Finnish tuberculosis sanatorium. Comfortable yet light enough to be easily moved by patients, the Paimio chair's frame is made of two laminated birch loops. The seat and back are formed from a single sheet of plywood that scrolls under the headrest and beneath the knees, creating a pillow effect. Aalto's use of plywood had an enormous influence on Charles and Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen, Marcel Breuer and many others. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Alvar Aalto furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    The style most commonly associated with Alvar Aalto is Scandinavian modern. As an architect and designer, Aalto deserves an immense share of the credit for bringing Scandinavian modernism and Nordic design to a prominent place in the global arena. In both his buildings and his vintage furniture, Aalto's sensitivity to the natural world and organic forms and materials tempered the hardness of rationalist design, as is indicative of Scandinavian modern pieces. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Alvar Aalto furniture.

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