Fine Finnish furniture brings East Anglian contest
Some time in the early 1930s, the burghers of Norwich City Council appear to have been sufficiently cutting-edge as to purchase furniture by the designer destined to become one of the major names of 20th century design, Alvar Aalto (1898-1976).
Among their purchases were a pair of model 44 Paimio chairs, a model 544 three-seater Paimio sofa,…