Image source: Artek — Chair 611
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Chair 611
Alvar Aalto's stackable birch chair with a linen webbing seat and back, dated 1929
485 × 800 × 490 mm
1929
Finland
Approx. $830 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Chair 611 is one of Alvar Aalto's first modern furniture designs, dated 1929 on Artek's page, which says it has been in continuous production since. A solid birch frame carries a seat and backrest of linen webbing.
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Construction
The webbing is 50 mm wide and is fixed to the frame with steel staples; it can be renewed.
Specifications
- Width: 48.5 cm; depth: 49 cm; height: 80 cm (environmental product declaration)
- Weight: 4.8 kg (declared version)
- Frame: solid birch; seat and backrest: linen webbing
- Origin: Finland
Story
One of the first
Artek calls Chair 611 one of Alvar Aalto's first modern furniture designs and says it has been in continuous production ever since its creation.
Made to be re-webbed
The page says the chair can be reupholstered easily, so that it can have many life cycles; Artek's re-webbing guide is written around this chair, and the declaration reckons with a service life of 50 years for its solid wooden frame.
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