Mid-Century Modern Furniture & Design
Timed Online Auction, 4 September - 1 October 2025
Furniture, lighting and rugs
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 17 000 - 19 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 940
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Finland 1932-
'Pastil' chair (attributed to Eero Aarnio), Finland
the moulded fiberglass capsule-shaped body with scooped seat
1967
height: 53cm; width: 90cm; depth: 90cm
Notes
Eero Aarnio is a Finnish designer best known for his space-age furniture designs.
The Pastil chair is one of his key designs, a sculptural seat capable of rocking or spinning due to its curved base and usable both indoors and out. It won the American Industrial Design Award in 1968 and is in the permanent collections of MoMA and the V&A museums.
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