Artek Stool E60 - Furniture

Stool E60

STOOL E60

Designed By Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto’s four-legged Stool E60 is the most elemental of furniture pieces, equally suitable as a seat, table, storage unit, or display surface.

Projecting a sense of relaxed familiarity, Stool E60 is equally suited to the home, public buildings, and educational facilities.

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.

DESIGNER

ALVAR AALTO

Magus of the North

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.

INFORMATION

BRAND

Artek

TYPOLOGY

Stool

STOOL E60

Aalto's architecture studio, furnished with Stool E60 and Chair 66

DESIGNER

Alvar Aalto

PRODUCTION

Made in Finland

DIMENSIONS

- Total Height : 44 cm (17½")
- Seat Width : 38 cm (15” )

DOWNLOADS

↓ Datasheet
↓ Use Instruction
↓ Stool E60_2D_dwg
↓ Stool E60 _3D_dwg
↓ Rope Chair_2D_dxf

SEAT SURFACE VERSIONS

- Birch Veneer
- Linoleum
- Leather Upholstery
- High-Pressure Laminate
- Fabric Upholstery and PU Foam Padding
- Leather Upholstery and PU Foam Padding

YEAR OF PRODUCTION

1934

FOUR LEGS AND SEAT EDGE BAND

Solid Birch

STACKABLE

Yes

DISPLAY

Surface

DETAIL

E60 beautifully paired with
Side Table 606

SEAT CORE VERSIONS

- Solid Birch
- Birch Plywood