Artek Children's Stool NE60
CHILDREN'S STOOL NE60
CHILDREN'S STOOL NE60
This four-legged children’s stool is the most elemental of furniture pieces, equally suitable as a seat, table, storage unit, or display surface.
The legs are mounted directly to the underside of the round seat without the need for complicated connecting elements. Thanks to its geometry, the stool can be stacked to save space in a spiralling tower sculpture.
Hardwearing and versatile, Stool NE60 is created from the original L-leg system of standardised components and is equally suited to homes, public buildings, and educational facilities.
First produced in 1934, this stool has been part of children’s lives for generations.
DESIGNER
ALVAR AALTO
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. One of the co-founders of Artek, Aalto left a legacy with lasting resonance.
Aalto’s architecture is distinctively Finnish, strongly individual, and marked by a warm humanity. His buildings derive their aesthetic character from their dynamic relationship with their natural surroundings, their human scale, superbly executed details, unique treatment of materials, and ingenious use of lighting.
Aalto began designing furnishings as a natural extension of his architectural thinking. His first modern piece of furniture was created in 1931-32 for the tuberculosis sanatorium in Paimio, Finland. Artek was set up in 1935 to market and sell his and his wife Aino’s furniture, lighting, and textiles, particularly on international markets.
Through his innovations in form and line, Alvar Aalto’s name has also become important in the history of design. In fact, Aalto first achieved fame in Continental Europe as a furniture designer, and only later as an architect. His contribution to furniture design was among his foremost achievements in its own right. Aalto’s furniture and lighting form the heart of the Artek range.
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SEAT CORE VERSIONS
- Solid Birch
- Birch Plywood
YEAR
1934
DESIGNER
Alvar Aalto
FOUR LEGS AND SEAT EDGE-BAND
Solid Birch
BRACES
Flat Rolled Steel
PRODUCTION
Made in Finland
SEAT SURFACE VERSIONS
Birch veneer, High-pressure laminate, Linoleum, Fabric upholstery and PU foam padding, Leather upholstery and PU foam padding, Leather upholstery
TECHNICAL DRAWING
VARIANTS
VARIANTS
The seat of Children's Stool NE60 is available in several colours.
CHILDREN'S STOOL NE60
-Four legs and seat edge-band: birch, clear lacquer -Seat: birch, clear lacquer
CHILDREN'S STOOL NE60
-Legs: birch, clear lacquer -Seat: HPL, IKI white
CHILDREN'S STOOL NE60
-Four legs and seat edge-band: birch, clear lacquer -Seat: linoleum, black
CHILDREN'S STOOL NE60
-Legs: birch, clear lacquer -Seat: fabric upholstery, zebra
