Alvar Aalto Artek Stool

Authentic high stool 64 bar stool in black lacquer by alvar aalto artek.

Alvar aalto artek stool.

Recognised today as one of the great masters of modern architecture alvar aalto 1898 1976 was born in kuortane finland. During a long and prolific career aalto designed buildings for almost all key public institutions as well as standardised housing and private homes. The legs are mounted directly to the underside of the round seat without the need for complicated connecting elements. His patented method of creating the signature bent l shaped leg res.

Alvar aalto designed the stool 60 in the 1930 s and it still stands as a timeless masterpiece. Taller in stature this stool features a natural birch frame and can come accented by a laminate or linoleum seat surface. It was 1933 when alvar aalto designed the stool 60 yet it remains today the most copied stool style today. Finnstyle is proud to carry the only authentic aalto stool manufactured by artek which uses the original patented design and manufacturing technology to create the bent l shaped leg.

Perfect for high top tables and bar counters the stool als. Alvar aalto s iconic stool 60 is the most elemental of furniture pieces equally suitable as a seat a table storage unit or display surface. The three legged aalto stool is still today a beautiful genius product whose simple shape will always be modern. By alvar aalto artek.

Artek alvar aalto stool 60 three legged birch veneer what has three legs and lives forever. Stool 60 designed by alvar aalto for artek is one of the icons of finnish furniture design.