Alvar Aalto Stool 60
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Miami, FL
Stool 60 designed by Alvar Aalto, strong patina with some chips. Please see picture 3 for accurate color.
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Bentwood
Iconic Designs
Stool 60By Alvar Aalto
About the Design
Although Finnish architect and furniture maker Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) was recognized early in his career for his decorative interiors and innovative building concepts, his functional wood furniture reflected a simplicity that extended even to his marketing copy. “One chair is enough” is one such slogan attributed to him today.
While the renowned designs he produced with his first wife Aino for a tuberculosis sanatorium in Paimio included tubular steel, Aalto eventually distanced himself from the material, differing from peers such as Marcel Breuer in that he favored working with organic materials, having deemed wood “form-inspiring” and “deeply human.” The stackable Stool 60, made of cost-effective solid birch and birch plywood, is emblematic of that approach.
In the mid- to late-1920s, with the support of fellow woodworker Otto Korhonen at a furniture factory in Turku, Finland — a densely forested country where birch trees and lumber suppliers are plentiful — Aalto developed the “bent-knee” technique for making furniture. It involves a solid piece of birch soaked and softened in water and then sawed open in the direction of the wood grain. Afterward, thin slats of wood are glued into the grooves, and the wood is heated so that it becomes malleable.
The bent-knee process, which has changed little since its inception, yielded the “L-leg” that Aalto initially had in mind for his Stool 60. Three L-legs were mounted to the underside of the flat, circular plywood seat of the Stool 60 in the Turku factory, but Aalto’s innovation had applications for tables and a lot more. The furniture maker called the L-leg “the little sister of the architectural column.”
When the first prototype of the deceptively simplistic-looking Stool 60 materialized, Aalto and Korhonen tossed the piece across the sprawling factory floor to test its durability. Aalto told all in earshot, “We’ll make thousands of these one day!” It was a fairly modest prediction: Debuting at an exhibition of Finnish design in 1933, the Stool 60 was a revolutionary piece of seating furniture, and it has sold millions.
It is now available with seats in various colors and is part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The library for which the stool was first intended won the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize in 2014.
The Stool 60 is currently manufactured by Artek, which the Aaltos helped cofound, and it is one of the company’s most cherished products.
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Iconic Alvar Aalto 3-legged Stool Model 60, Birch & Green Paint, Artek 1940s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
An iconic model 60 stool in birch, green paint and a 100% beautiful and unique patina. Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in the 1930s, this design has definitely stood the test of t...
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Set of 4 Alvar Aalto Stools Model no 60, Marimekko Unikko Textile, Artek 1940s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
A sculptural fusion of form and function, this set of four 1940s Alvar Aalto stools exemplifies the purity of Scandinavian Modern design. With their legs mounted directly beneath the...
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Alvar Aalto, A Pair of Vintage Stools in Birch, Model "60", Made at Artek, 1970s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Odense, DK
An amazing pair of stools in a lacquered birch. Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in Finland. Model "K60". This vintage set is from the 1970s "Alvar Aalto (1898 - 1976), was a Finni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto Stool 60
$1,257
Alvar Aalto Stool 60
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Kiiminki, FI
Alvar Aalto Stool 60 for Artek from the 1950s. Birch with rare green imitation leather seat. Good vintage condition, patina and wear consistent wi...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Birch
Stool model 60, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Stool model 60 designed by Alvar Aalto for Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab from the 1930s. Birch. Good vintage condition, patina and wear consistent with age and use. Iconic Al...
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto stools for finmar, 1930s
$1,432 / item
Alvar Aalto stools for finmar, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
A characterful set of Aalto stools with notable provenance, originating from the penthouse flat of architect F.R.S. Yorke, author of The Modern House (1936), above the offices of Yor...
Category
20th Century Finnish Stools
Materials
Birch
Iconic Alvar Aalto 3-legged Stool Model 60, Birch & White Formica, Artek 1940s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
An iconic model 60 stool in birch and white formica. Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in the 1930s, this design has definitely stood the test of time, as it is still in production a...
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model 60 stool, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s. Painted birch. Good vintage condition, heavy patina consistent with age an...
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch, Paint
Alvar Aalto Stool 60 by Artek in 1950s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek 60 stool, birch with red linoleum. The stool is from the 1950s. Designer Alvar Aalto. Good used condition. The Artek Stool 60, designed by Alvar Aalto in 1933, is one of the m...
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto Model 60 Stackable Stool for Finsven 1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Finsven
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage Alvar Aalto model 60 birch stool. Birch bentwood legs with Aalto’s signature feathered bentwood leg design. Swedish production Finsven from the late 1940s. Great patina, ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto Artek Stool 60 Pair Finland 1950s Vintage Original
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek 60 stools, 2 pcs. Birch with blue linoleum and birch with red linoleum. The stools are from around the 1950s. Designer Alvar Aalto. The stools have a lot of signs of use. The s...
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model 60 stool, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s. Painted birch. Good vintage condition, rich patina and wear consistent wi...
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch, Paint
Alvar Aalto overpainted red stool 60, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
Very early editions of the Stool 60, preserved in fully original condition. The surfaces display a beautifully layered, colourful patina developed over time, with honest wear consist...
Category
20th Century Finnish Stools
Materials
Birch
Pair of Model 60 Stools, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1960s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Pair of model 60 stools, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Artek, 1960s. Birch frame, red linoleum seat. Good vintage condition, patina and wear consistent with age and use. T...
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto, Stools, Birch, Finland, 1950s
$2,200 / set
Alvar Aalto, Stools, Birch, Finland, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of red-laminated birch stools designed by Alvar Aalto and produced by Artek, Finland, c. 1950s. Seat height is 17.5"
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
alvar & aino aalto 30's glass cabinet 408(506/42) finmar tag
$8,000Sale Price|20% Off
alvar & aino aalto 30's glass cabinet 408(506/42) finmar tag
By Aino Aalto, Alvar Aalto
Located in Tomi, Nagano
alvar & aino aalto design glass cabinet. this is most earliest products of aalto furniture. alvar & aino try to sell their furniture in UK as finmar. So this is original condition. ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Modern Cabinets
Materials
Birch
Finnish Wooden Children Low Stools in Bent Birch by Alvar Aalto & Artek Finland
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare set of four Finnish wooden four legged low children stools in bent birch by Alvar Aalto produced by Artek Finland ca 1980s. In good original and matching condition with natural ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Authentic Stool 60 in Lacquered Birch with Laminate Seat by Alvar Aalto & Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Authentic Stool 60 in lacquered birch with laminate seat by Alvar Aalto & Artek. In the late 1920s, architect and designer Alvar Aalto began experimenting with bending wood. In col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Laminate, Birch
Alvar Aalto Stool 60 by Artek 1950s in Green Linoleum
$2,451Sale Price|35% Off
Alvar Aalto Stool 60 by Artek 1950s in Green Linoleum
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek's model 60 stool, design by Alvar Aalto. Beautifully patinated birch with rare green linoleum top. In good used condition. The stool is from circa 1950s. Designed by Alvar Aal...
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
A set of 3 Italian bentwood stools by Alvar Aalto for Armtek, circa 2017
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Houston, TX
A set of 3 Italian bentwood stools by Alvar Aalto for Armtek, circa 2017. The “E60” model is versatile and suitable as a seat, table, storage unit, or display surface. Overall, in go...
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2010s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Bentwood
Rare Alvar Aalto 3-legged Stool Model 60 In Birch & Teak, Artek 1950s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
A lovely and rare version of the iconic Alvar Aalto stool for Artek with birch legs and a teak top seat. The model 60 stool is perhaps the most well known Aalto design and has always...
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch, Teak
Rare Original Yellow Top E60 Stool by Alvar Aalto for Artek. Scandinavian Modern
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Turku, Finland
Rare and collectible E60 stool by Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto, produced by Artek. This iconic piece features the original yellow laminate seat top, a discontinued and ...
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Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto 5 Early L-Leg Stools "Model 60" Red Linoleum & Birch, Finland, 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Odense, DK
Set of 5 early L-leg stools by Alvar Aalto in laminated birch and seats with red linoleum. Made in the 1960s at Artek. Alvar Aalto’s Three-legged stool model 60 designed in 1934 is t...
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Artek Stool Model 60 By Alvar Aalto, Finnish Design, Mid-Century Modern, 1960's
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Kangasala, FI
The stool that changed the way we see furnitures now - stool model 60 by Artek, iconic design by Alvar Aalto. The way Alvar Aalto figured out how to attach legs to furnitures after ...
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Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Birch
Alvar Aalto Stool 60, Finmar Three Legged Stool, Finland 1930s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
This stool is a timeless classic which captures the midcentury style. Model 60. It is made from birch was designed by Alvar Aalto in Finland and was originally sold in the UK by Fin...
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Alvar Aalto Artek Stool 60 Finland 1960s Vintage Original
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek stool 60. Birch with beige reed upholstery. The stool dates from around the 1960s and is in good, used condition. Designed by Alvar Aalto.
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Early Alvar Aalto 3-legged Stool Model 60 In Birch, Artek 1930s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
A lovely iconic Alvar Aalto stool for Artek in full birch. The model 60 stool is perhaps the most well known Aalto design and has always been attractive to people. As with a lot of A...
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model 60 Stool, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Artek, 1950/1960s. Birch with rare wine color vinyl. Good vintage condition, patina and wear consistent with age and use. A...
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto Stool 60 Black Linoleum
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Kiiminki, FI
Alvar Aalto stool 60 in birch and black linoleum, manufactured by Artek in the 1950s. Very nice vintage condition.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
A Pair of Alvar Aalto Stools Model 60, Red Pegamoid Upholstery, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
These two iconic Alvar Aalto stools from the 1950s are beautiful and space saving furniture pieces of timeless design. The legs are mounted directly to the underside of the round sea...
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Rare 1930s Alvar Aalto Model 60 “Sandwich” Stool With Original Black Patina
$1,919Sale Price|20% Off
Rare 1930s Alvar Aalto Model 60 “Sandwich” Stool With Original Black Patina
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Kangasala, FI
A rare and highly characterful early Model 60 “Sandwich” stool designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured in Finland during the 1930s by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab. This excep...
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Birch
alvar aalto 1940's 71 side table
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Tomi, Nagano
1940's Alvar Aalto 71 side table.
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Modern Side Tables
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60, from Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60, from Artek 1950s, s the epitome of minimalistic furniture, versatile enough to serve as a seat, a table, a storage unit, or even a display surface. Thi...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Early Alvar Aalto Stool 60
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto
Located in Kiiminki, FI
Early stool 60 with finger joint seat, designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by O.Y. Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas A.B in the 1930s. The stool has a later paint and the legs hav...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto Stool 60 Black Linoleum
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto
Located in Kiiminki, FI
Alvar Aalto stool 60 in birch and black linoleum, manufactured by Artek in the 1950s. Very nice vintage condition.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
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