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Bench 153B
Alvar Aalto's solid-birch Bench 153B with L-legs, slatted or solid top, 1945
725 × 445 × 400 mm
1945
Finland
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Bench 153B is a solid-birch bench by Alvar Aalto, designed in 1945. It is lightweight, versatile, and equally at home in the public and private spheres.
Image source: Artek — Bench 153B · © Artek and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Construction
The seat is solid birch with vertical recesses that make the bench light and easy to move. Aalto's L-leg system lets the legs be mounted directly to the seat without complicated connecting elements.
Specifications
- Overall size (slatted top): 72.5 x 40 x 44.5 cm
- Legs: solid birch
- Seat: solid birch, or a solid birch slatted frame
- Surface: birch veneer or solid birch
- Origin: Finland
Story
A late L-leg addition
Bench 153B is a late and much beloved addition to the L-leg collection. Strength and the warm organic character of Finnish birch meet in this bench. The legs follow Aalto's ground-breaking L-leg system and are mounted directly to the seat.
Image source: Artek — Bench 153B · © Artek and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Top options
Bench 153B comes with a slatted top or a solid top.
More by Alvar Aalto
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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 Benches
Artek's Aalto Benches by Alvar Aalto: Bench 153A, 153B, 168B and 167 with slatted, solid or upholstered tops, solid birch legs and Aalto's L-leg system.
