Chair 65
Alvar Aalto's low-backed birch chair with a round seat, dated 1935
350 × 660 × 400 mm
Source: technical drawing image — Chair 65 (the page's single drawing) — published as W 35 × D 40 × H 66 cm
1935
Finland
EUR 430 from, birch seat (EUR 460 with white HPL or black linoleum seat, EUR 484 lacquered), shop.artek.fi, 2026-10-14
Description
Overview
Chair 65, marked 1935 on Artek's page, is Alvar Aalto's chair with a circular seat and a low, rectangular backrest cut from a single piece of birch plywood.
Construction
Legs and edge-band are made of birch; the seat top changes from version to version.
Specifications
- Width: 35 cm; depth: 40 cm; height: 66 cm (read by position, not labelled on the drawing)
- Legs: solid birch; backrest: pressed birch plywood
- Versions: eight on the page
- Origin: Finland
Story
A low backrest
Artek's page describes a low, rectangular backrest formed from one piece of birch plywood, with a slight curve for the back, and says its height lets the chair be pushed under a table or desk.
Dining and living
One of the page's picture headings reads "For dining, for living", and another "Versatile and elegant". The page adds that the chair has a smaller sibling for children.
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