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Aalto Table extendable
Alvar Aalto's extendable birch-legged table, 135 cm closed and 190 cm extended, dated 1956
1900 × 740 × 850 mm
1956
Approx. $3,700 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Aalto Table extendable (Table 97) is a rectangular table by Alvar Aalto that Artek dates 1956. With an extension leaf it grows from 135 cm to 190 cm in length at a depth of 85 cm.
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Construction
Solid birch makes the legs and the band around the top edge. Under the surface, the core is solid birch, chipboard or honeycomb; the surface is birch veneer or high-pressure laminate.
Specifications
- Length: 135 cm closed, 190 cm extended
- Depth: 85 cm
- Height: 74 cm
- Surfaces on the page: HPL white "IKI", birch natural lacquered
Story
The extension leaf
Artek presents the Aalto 97 extendable table as the answer to ever-changing dining requirements: the same rectangular table serves a smaller gathering or a larger dinner party once the extension leaf is added.
1956
On Artek's Aalto Tables collection page the extendable table is the one type dated 1956; the other five types (rectangular, square, round, half-round and foldable) carry 1933.
More by Alvar Aalto
Chair 611
Alvar Aalto's stackable birch chair with a linen webbing seat and back, dated 1929
Armchair 402
Alvar Aalto's cantilever armchair with a cushioned seat, shown at Milan in 1933
Chair 65
Alvar Aalto's low-backed birch chair with a round seat, dated 1935
Lounge Chair 43
Alvar Aalto's cantilevered birch lounge chair with linen webbing, dated 1937
Collection
Aalto Tables
Artek's Aalto Tables by Alvar Aalto: rectangular, square, round, half-round, extendable and foldable tables, birch legs, tops in birch, linoleum or laminate.
