Image source: Artek — Chair 66
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Chair 66
Alvar Aalto's universal birch chair with a handle-like back, dated 1935
390 × 800 × 420 mm
1935
Finland
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Chair 66 is a universal wooden chair by Alvar Aalto that Artek dates 1935 and relates to classic kitchen and café chairs.
Image source: Artek — Chair 66 · © 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
Solid birch makes the legs and edge-band, the backrest is form-pressed birch plywood, and the seat is offered with a veneer, laminate, linoleum or upholstered surface.
Specifications
- Height: 80 cm (not labelled on the drawing)
- Backrest: form-pressed birch plywood; legs: solid birch
- Versions: ten on the page
- Origin: Finland
Story
A handle-like back
Artek's page says the handle-like seat back makes Chair 66 easy to move wherever it is needed, and that the wide backrest gives comfort and flexibility. It describes the chair's construction as visible and additive.
Image source: Artek — Chair 66 · © Artek and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
One of the L-leg pieces
Artek's L-leg Collection page lists Chair 66 with the year 1935, together with Chair 69 (1935) and Stool E60 (1934).
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.
