Paimio Chair
E235028
The Paimio Chair is an iconic modernist bentwood armchair designed in the early 1930s, celebrated for its innovative use of laminated wood and its elegant, flowing form.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paimio Chair canonical | 2 |
| Paimio chair | 2 |
| Aalto bentwood chairs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2106573 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paimio Chair Context triple: [Alvar Aalto, notableWork, Paimio Chair]
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A.
Cesca Chair
The Cesca Chair is a pioneering modernist cantilevered chair that combines a tubular steel frame with a cane seat and back, exemplifying Bauhaus design principles.
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B.
Wassily Chair
The Wassily Chair is a pioneering modernist tubular steel and leather armchair designed in the 1920s that became an icon of Bauhaus furniture design.
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C.
Utrecht Chair
The Utrecht Chair is a modernist armchair designed in 1935 by Dutch architect and furniture designer Gerrit Rietveld, known for its geometric form and upholstered, cantilevered construction.
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D.
Zig-Zag Chair
The Zig-Zag Chair is a pioneering early modernist cantilevered wooden chair, designed by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld in the 1930s, celebrated for its radical Z-shaped form and minimalist construction.
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E.
Womb chair for Knoll
The Womb chair for Knoll is a mid-century modern lounge chair celebrated for its organic, enveloping form and pioneering use of molded fiberglass and foam to create a comfortable, sculptural seat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paimio Chair Target entity description: The Paimio Chair is an iconic modernist bentwood armchair designed in the early 1930s, celebrated for its innovative use of laminated wood and its elegant, flowing form.
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A.
Cesca Chair
The Cesca Chair is a pioneering modernist cantilevered chair that combines a tubular steel frame with a cane seat and back, exemplifying Bauhaus design principles.
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B.
Wassily Chair
The Wassily Chair is a pioneering modernist tubular steel and leather armchair designed in the 1920s that became an icon of Bauhaus furniture design.
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C.
Utrecht Chair
The Utrecht Chair is a modernist armchair designed in 1935 by Dutch architect and furniture designer Gerrit Rietveld, known for its geometric form and upholstered, cantilevered construction.
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D.
Zig-Zag Chair
The Zig-Zag Chair is a pioneering early modernist cantilevered wooden chair, designed by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld in the 1930s, celebrated for its radical Z-shaped form and minimalist construction.
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E.
Womb chair for Knoll
The Womb chair for Knoll is a mid-century modern lounge chair celebrated for its organic, enveloping form and pioneering use of molded fiberglass and foam to create a comfortable, sculptural seat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armchair
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bentwood chair ⓘ iconic design ⓘ modernist furniture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aalto
ⓘ
surface form:
Aalto 41
Armchair 41 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alvar Aalto’s human-centered design philosophy
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Paimio Sanatorium ⓘ |
| coDesigner | Aino Aalto ⓘ |
| colorVariant |
black
ⓘ
natural birch ⓘ white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| designedFor | Paimio Sanatorium ⓘ |
| designer | Alvar Aalto ⓘ |
| designFeature |
flexible plywood shell
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flowing continuous lines ⓘ minimal use of upholstery ⓘ reclined seating angle ⓘ visually light structure ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Design museums worldwide
ⓘ
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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| hasPart |
continuous bentwood frame
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curved plywood seat and backrest ⓘ integrated armrests ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | classic of 20th-century furniture design ⓘ |
| inception |
1931
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early 1930s ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf |
Finnish design museums
ⓘ
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Vitra Design Museum ⓘ |
| influenced | later bentwood furniture designs ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | human body ergonomics ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Artek ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bent plywood
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laminated birch wood ⓘ painted plywood seat ⓘ |
| movement |
Nordic functionalism
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surface form:
Functionalism
Scandinavian modern ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of laminated wood
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integration of architecture and furniture design ⓘ organic, flowing form ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide comfortable seating for tuberculosis patients ⓘ |
| style | Modernism ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
domestic interiors
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lounge seating ⓘ public interiors ⓘ |
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Subject: Paimio Chair Description of subject: The Paimio Chair is an iconic modernist bentwood armchair designed in the early 1930s, celebrated for its innovative use of laminated wood and its elegant, flowing form.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paimio chair
this entity surface form:
Paimio chair
this entity surface form:
Aalto bentwood chairs