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Iconic Alvar Aalto 3-legged Stool Model 60, Birch & Red Paint, Artek 1940s

Creator: Alvar Aalto
Offered by: Haddadin Design

Description
An iconic red model 60 stool in birch and beautiful patina. Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in the 1940s, this design has definitely stood the test of time, as it is still in production and still one of the most popular among consumers. The model 60 stool is perhaps the most well known Aalto design and has always been attractive to people. As with a lot of Alvar Aalto's works the beauty comes from the simplicity and functionalism.

The item is in good original condition with a nice patina. Please notice that we have a number of different stools in different colors in our stock.

Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is a world famous architect and designer. He was well known for designing his own line of furniture and lighting for the numerous buildings that he designed worldwide. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles, glassware, sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as branches of a tree that stem from architecture.

Aalto's career from the 1920s-1970s is reflected in the styles of his work, ranging from Classicism to Modernism and to an organic style from the 1940s onwards. Aalto and his wife Aino were famous for not only designing the buildings, but the interior surfaces, furniture, lamps and even the glassware for those buildings. Aalto's furniture designs are Scandinavian Modernism at its best, especially his technical innovations on the bent plywood furniture, which in turn had a great impact on Mid-Century Modernist furniture.

Aalto's works are highly sought after and some fetch record prices in auctions and the design world. Of course his works are also widely collected and can be found in numerous private collections and famous museums.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Notes:	This stool is designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured in Finland in the 1940s.
Origin:	Finland
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Birch and red paint
Condition:	Good. The overall impression is good with a nice vintage patina.
Creation Date:	1940s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern
Catalog References:	This model stool is documented in numerous articles, books and magazines. It has been sold in the millions, and is still in production.
Incollect Reference #:	772975