Artek Aalto Stool E60 - Blue - Birch

Description

The stools are easily stackable as a tower when not in use. Stool E60 makes a extra chair and can also be used as a small table, for instance, next to an armchair or bed. Stool E60, 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. Stool E60 makes a perfect extra chair and can also be used as a small table, for instance, next to an armchair or bed. Thin pieces of plywood were then glued in the grooves. The four-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 stool’s revolutionary L-leg structure was a major boost for all the modern Scandinavian design. The four-legged Aalto stool is still today a, genius product whose simple shape will always be modern. 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 stools are easily stackable as a beautiful tower when not in use.

Key Features

• 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 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.
• Stool E60 makes a extra chair and can also be used as a small table, for instance, next to an armchair or bed.
• The four-legged Aalto stool is still today a, genius product whose simple shape will always be modern.
• Stool E60, 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.