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L-leg Collection Collection

Stool E60

Name: Stool E60
Brand: Artek

Alvar Aalto's four-legged, stackable birch stool for Artek, dated 1934

Designer

Alvar Aalto

Brand

Artek

Dimensions

420 × 440 × 420 mm

Year

1934

Origin

Finland

Materials

Solid birch (legs and seat edge-band)Solid birch or birch plywood (seat core)Birch veneer, high-pressure laminate or linoleum (seat surface)

Finishes

Birch, clear lacquerWild birch, clear lacquerBlack lacquerWhite lacquerHoney stainWalnut stain

Colors

Seat: birch, white lacquerSeat: birch, black lacquerSeat: birch, orange lacquerSeat: birch, yellow lacquerSeat: birch, green lacquerSeat: birch, petrol lacquerSeat: birch, red lacquerSeat: birch, blue lacquerSeat: birch, grey lacquerSeat: HPL, IKI whiteSeat: linoleum, black

Official product information

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Description

Overview

Stool E60 is the four-legged stool by Alvar Aalto that Artek lists with the year 1934; the page says it can serve as a seat, a table, storage or a display surface.

Stool E60 with Side Table 606, as captioned on the Artek product page Image source: Artek — Stool E60 · © 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

Four solid-birch legs are mounted directly to the underside of the round seat. Seat core: solid birch or birch plywood. Seat surface: birch veneer, high-pressure laminate, linoleum, or upholstery in fabric or leather. The page marks it as stackable.

Specifications

Height: 44 cm (not labelled on the drawing); stacking: max. 10
Legs and seat edge-band: solid birch
Versions: 21 on the page
Origin: Finland

Story

The four-legged member

Artek lists Stool E60 in its L-leg Collection with the year 1934. The factsheet for Stool 60, Stool E60 and Children's Stool NE60 carries the line "design Alvar Aalto 1933-34" and gives three legs for Stool 60 and four for E60 and NE60.

Stool E60 and Chair 66 in Aalto's architecture studio, as captioned on the Artek product page Image source: Artek — Stool E60 · © Artek and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy

In use

Artek's captions show it beside Side Table 606 and, in Aalto's architecture studio, with Chair 66. The page says it suits homes, public buildings and educational facilities.

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Chair 65

Alvar Aalto's low-backed birch chair with a round seat, dated 1935

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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.

Stool 60

Table 90D

Children's Chair N65

High Chair K65

Bar Stool 64

Chair 66

Chair 68

Chair 69