406

Overview

406 | Armchair By Artek

Designer: Alvar Aalto

Manufacture year: 1939

Type: Cantilever wooden armchair with armrests

Armchair 406 combines simple elegance with comfort.‎ Since wood changes over time, the armrests are formed from a single piece that is then split in half, ensuring that as the chair ages, it remains perfectly balanced.‎ The cantilevered birch frame and linen webbed seat offer a high degree of comfort and relaxation; the natural materials yield in response to the body while simultaneously providing strength and stability.‎ Frame: Form-bent solid birch lamella Seat: Linen webbing The linen belt-webbing is available in a selection of colours: black webbing, black/blue webbing, black/brown webbing, natural/black webbing, natural/white webbing,  natural/red webbing