Stool 60 | Natural Birch

Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60, presented to the world of design in 1933, is equally suitable as a seat, coffee table or display surface. The legs are mounted directly to the underside of the round seat without the need of using complicated connecting elements. Thanks to its geometry, the stool can be stacked to save space in a spiral tower sculpture. Manufactured in 42 production steps at A-Factory in Turku, Finland, Stool 60 is available in a wide variety of colors and finishes. Several million units of Stool 60 and its four-legged cousin, Stool E60 have been sold, making it one of the most popular products in the history of world design. The stool, with its L-shaped leg, was revolutionary in its technical implementation and represented a positive boost for modern Scandinavian design. To bend the leg of the Aalto's stool, the same technique is still used today, it makes possible to bend the wood, with heat or steam, at the desired angle and, once is dried, the leg will be very resistant and can be joined to the session. The stools are excellent as a coffee table, for example next to an armchair or in the bedroom. Alvar Aalto's stool is still today an extraordinary and ingenious product, always modern, thanks to the simplcicity of his shape.