About two months ago, I got to do a really cool interview with the global marketing director for Artek, the furniture-manufacturing company that produces the designs of midcentury modern architect Alvar Aalto. Artek recently bought all the designs by Aalto’s contemporary, Ilmari Tapiovaara, including the Mademoiselle rocking chair to the left.

There’s just something about sleek, shiny, black spindle-style chairs that I love. See more of Tapiovaara’s designs, and learn more about the acquisition at ARCHITECT magazine online.