Image source: Artek — Bar Stool 64
© Artek and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Bar Stool 64
Alvar Aalto's symmetrical birch bar stool with a foot ring, in 65 and 75 cm, 1935
545 × 750 × 545 mm
1935
Finland
Approx. $660 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Bar Stool 64 is Alvar Aalto's bar stool, marked 1935 on Artek's page, in two heights, 65 cm and 75 cm. It is symmetrical and non-directional and has a birch foot ring.
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Construction
Legs and edge-band are birch, and the foot ring is a pressed lamella of solid birch.
Specifications
- Width: 54.5 cm; height: 75 cm (75 cm version; read by position, not labelled on the drawing)
- Heights: 65 cm and 75 cm
- Versions: sixteen on the page
- Origin: Finland
Story
Always the right way round
Artek's page says Bar Stool 64 is symmetrical and non-directional, so it is always positioned the right way.
In use
The page places it in kitchens, cafes, bars and at countertops, and one of its captions reads "High dining at the Uppetite Restaurant, Brussels". Its other caption places a clear-lacquered birch version in Aalto's studio in Munkkiniemi.
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
L-leg Collection
Artek's L-leg Collection brings together 18 Alvar Aalto pieces built on the bent birch leg patented in 1933: stools, chairs, a bench, a day bed and tables.
