406號扶手椅
設計師 | 阿爾瓦·阿爾托 (芬蘭)
設計時間 | 1939
品牌 | 阿爾泰克 (芬蘭)
規格 | 寬72 x 深60 x 高87公分
材質 | 樺木模壓膠合曲木.棕色編織帶
Armchair 406
DESIGNER．Alvar Aalto (Finland)
DESIGNED．1939
MANUFACTURER．Artek (Finland)
DIMENSIONS．W72 x D60 x H87cm
MATERIALS．Bent birch lamination plywood, linen"
The 406 Chair, created in the late 1930s, is celebrated for its cantilevered design and elegant S-shaped silhouette, a true testament to the innovation of Finnish designer Alvar Aalto. This chair is constructed with a slim birch wood frame, which challenged traditional ideas about wood furniture at the time. Aalto's design combined elements of modernism with naturalism, reflecting his belief that wood materials could express the national character of Finland. This approach helped soften the often rigid aesthetic of functionalism by introducing a more human-centered modernist aesthetic.
The success of the 406 Chair lies in the use of laminated wood, a technology that intrigued contemporaries such as Marcel Breuer and Bruno Mathsson, who were also exploring the potential of wood in furniture design. This design philosophy, blending modernism with a human touch, became a defining feature of Scandinavian design, which gained global influence, particularly in the post-World War II era.
At the same time Aalto was developing the 406 Chair, he was also designing the Finnish Pavilion for the 1939 New York World's Fair, where the emerging Scandinavian style was gaining international recognition. This chair remains a significant piece in design history, embodying the principles of innovation and natural material use that are still relevant today.
406號扶手椅，誕生於1930年代末期的406號扶手椅（英文翻譯），因採用結構纖薄的樺木模壓膠合板，挑戰了當時木質家具設計的傳統觀念；其懸臂式的設計和優雅的S形輪廓被，也認為是一個突破地心引力的奇蹟。這款椅子採用纖薄的樺木結構，挑戰了當時木質家具設計的傳統觀念。設計師阿爾瓦·阿爾托（Alvar Aalto）在此椅的設計中結合了現代主義與自然主義，將木質材料作視為表達芬蘭民族特性的方式，並在具有人文關懷的人性化現代主義的背景下，緩解了功能主義過於生硬的美學。
406號扶手椅的設計成功得益於模壓膠合板的延展性，這一此技術也吸引了同時期設計師馬塞爾·布魯爾（Marcel Breuer）和布魯諾·馬特森（Bruno Mathsson）的關注，如馬塞爾·布魯爾（Marcel Breuer）和布魯諾·馬特森（Bruno Mathsson），他們致力於探索木材技術應用的潛力，並為推動以人為本的現代主義更人性化的現代主義美學，致力探索木材技術應用的潛力。這種其設計理念在二戰後迅速發展，並成為斯堪的納維亞風格的重要表現，影響持續至今。
阿爾托在設計406號扶手椅的同時，也在為1939年紐約世博會（英文翻譯）設計芬蘭館，當時的公眾已逐漸熟悉這種新興的斯堪的納維亞風格，並在戰後幾十年內迅速影響全球設計。"