Image source: Artek — Chair 65
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Chair 65
Alvar Aalto's low-backed birch chair with a round seat, dated 1935
350 × 660 × 400 mm
1935
Finland
Approx. $460 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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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.
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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.
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
Lounge Chair 43
Alvar Aalto's cantilevered birch lounge chair with linen webbing, dated 1937
Stool 60
Alvar Aalto's three-legged, stackable birch stool, in continuous production since 1933
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.
