Artek Aalto Stool 60, Orange - Birch

Description

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Alvar Aalto's Stool 60, Artek has made a special edition of the iconic stool. This structure makes it possible to bend the wood by heating or steaming the desired angle and when dry, it will have a very strong texture that can be easily joined to the seat. The three-legged Aalto stool is still today a beautiful, genius product whose simple shape will always be modern. This structure makes it possible to bend the wood by heating or steaming the desired angle and when dry, it will have a very strong texture that can be easily joined to the seat. The Aalto stool was presented for the first time in 1933 and it was a sensation in the design world of its time. The stools are easily stackable as a beautiful tower when not in use. The stool’s revolutionary L-leg structure was a major boost for all the modern Scandinavian design. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Alvar Aalto's Stool 60, Artek has made a special edition of the iconic stool. Stool 60, designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, is one of the icons of Finnish furniture design. The stools are easily stackable as a tower when not in use. Stool 60 makes a perfect extra chair and can also be used as a small table, for instance, next to an armchair or bed. To bend the leg of Aalto’s stool, the same technique is still in use: a piece of straight, solid birch was sawn open at the end in the direction of the fibres, forming the shape of a fan. Thin pieces of plywood were then glued in the grooves.

Key Features

• Stool 60, designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, is one of the icons of Finnish furniture design.
• This structure makes it possible to bend the wood by heating or steaming the desired angle and when dry, it will have a very strong texture that can be easily joined to the seat.
• To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Alvar Aalto's Stool 60, Artek has made a special edition of the iconic stool.
• The stools are easily stackable as a tower when not in use.
• To bend the leg of Aalto’s stool, the same technique is still in use: a piece of straight, solid birch was sawn open at the end in the direction of the fibres, forming the shape of a fan.
• The colours are borrowed directly from Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium: the yellow of the floors, the green of the walls, and the orange, white and black of the furniture.