When it appeared in the Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas product catalogue in 1934, the description read: Chairs made by this method are practical and particularly comfortable, they have a pleasing appearance, they are light and take up little space, and prices are surprisingly low.

The springs of the spring chair were originally made in beech, but as early as 1934 they were changed to birch. The plywood seats of some of the early chairs were even painted (to match customer’s sample) or finished in curly-grained birch veneer. The ends of the springs on the first chairs were stepped where they touched the floor.

The spring chairs were chosen as furniture for the common-rooms at the Paimio tuberculosis sanatorium in Southwest Finland (Alvar Aalto 1929-32). Prior to that, the chair was shown to the public at an exhibition of standard products held in conjunction with the Nordic Building Forum in Helsinki in 1932.