Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Artek Stool 60

Artek, the company founded in 1935 by Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino, along with Maire Gulichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl, is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Stool 60. The stackable stool was designed in 1933 by Alvar Aalto and features three bent legs and a round seat.

The design, which has been available in birch veneer, white laminate and black linoleum, is now also available in orange, green, yellow, turquoise, black and white lacquer, inspired by the colors used in Alto's Paimio Sanatorium.

If you have ever been involved in the debate over whether or not it's a sacrilege to paint vintage furniture, you might be interested in the concept store launched in 2011 called Artek 2nd Cycle, which showcases the company's own reclaimed vintage pieces. Juhani Lemmetti, the founder of Artek 2nd Cycle, said, "Finns often repaint several times over that most popular Arted item--Stool 60--in the latest trendy hues, thereby extending its life cycle."

From artek.fi, midcenturymagazine.com, sharedesign.com
80th Anniversary Stool 60
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8 comments:

  1. Bill MMarch 4, 2014 at 3:22 AM

    Now that's cool, from brand new to well used.

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    1. Dana@Mid2ModMarch 4, 2014 at 1:39 PM

      I think that stack of old painted ones looks very cool.

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  2. The CrankyMarch 4, 2014 at 4:21 AM

    Some pieces work well painted. This is definitely one of them!

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    1. Dana@Mid2ModMarch 4, 2014 at 1:55 PM

      Yes, I think so too. I really like the look of these new pieces.

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  3. John BachmanMarch 4, 2014 at 12:40 PM

    Looks fine. Ikea has a new rolling cart called Trendig similar to Aalto's cart with the large flat wood wheels.

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    1. Dana@Mid2ModMarch 4, 2014 at 2:07 PM

      Looks like I missed out on the Trendig 2013 collection. It was only available from October 2013 through February 1 of this year. There were some great things in that collection that I would have liked to buy. Darn!

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  4. Tina@WhatWeKeepMarch 4, 2014 at 1:02 PM

    I like to paint some things...I'd definitely like one of these with paint.

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    1. Dana@Mid2ModMarch 4, 2014 at 1:58 PM

      I love the orange one. Like you, I do paint some things, though it's usually new pieces. In fact, I have a metal stool that I'm going to paint sometime this week when the weather gets a little warmer.

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