Why this sought-after Scandi design piece just got even more desirable
It used to be that the most natural parts of a tree never made the final cut when creating the Stool 60. But a new incarnation has changed that. From the upcoming fashion issue out on August 25.
Standing a mere 44 centimetres tall and tipping the scales at only
3.6 kilograms, Alvar Aalto’s Stool 60 punches way above its weight. First, as an icon of streamlined Scandi design; now, as the incarnation of sustainable thinking in action.
Designed in 1933 with Finnish furniture manufacturer Otto Korhonen, the 60 was made possible by an innovative “L-leg” wood-bending technique: splicing the ends of sections of native birch to enhance stability at the same time as forming a readily recognisable super-slick silhouette.
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