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Chair 69
Alvar Aalto's 1935 birch chair, one of Artek's most popular, with an L-leg frame and curved backrest
440 × 760 × 470 mm
1935
Finland
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Description
Overview
Chair 69 is a wooden chair designed by Alvar Aalto in 1935 and made by Artek. Artek counts it among its most popular chairs and describes it as a universal wooden chair in the line of classic kitchen and café chairs.
Construction
The legs and the seat core are solid birch, and the backrest is form-pressed solid birch lamella. The seat surface comes as birch veneer, high-pressure laminate, fabric upholstery with PU foam padding, leather upholstery with PU foam padding, or plain leather upholstery. Artek states Made in Finland.
Specifications
- Dimensions: W 44 cm · D 47 cm · H 76 cm (values not labelled on the drawing)
- Weight: 4.55 kg (Artek's environmental product declaration)
- Collection: L-leg Collection
Story
One of the L-leg chairs
Chair 69 belongs to Artek's L-leg Collection, whose page lists it under 1935. Artek sets it in the tradition of classic kitchen and café chairs and says the broad seat and supportive backrest make it durable and stable.
In use
Artek's page pictures the chair in a colourful configuration at the heart of the home and describes it as suitable for the informal home office. The captions also point to the curved backrest, which Artek presents as a comfort feature.
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.
