Ilmari Tapiovaara
Nalle stool


Finland, 1947-48
birch
16 h x 16 w x 15.5 d in (41 x 41 x 39 cm)

The Nalle stool was designed for the International Competition for Low-Cost Furniture Design in 1947 at the Museum of Modern Art, New York and later redesigned for Finland House, New York.

Provenance: Private Collection, New York | Acquired from the previous in 2000 by the present owner

Exhibited: Ilmari Tapiovaara, Interior Architect, March - June 2001, R20th Century, New York

Literature: Ilmari Tapiovaara: Life and Design, Svenksberg, pg. 6 Ilmari Tapiovaara, Korvenmaa, pg. 89 Ilmari Tapiovaara, Interior Architect, Kane, ppg. 22, 44, 47

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

Good condition with normal wear from use. Surfaces show some scattered scratches, shallow indentations, areas of finish wear, some small stains, and a few minute chips. Larger area of finish loss visible to top along with an approximate 1.5 inch gouge.