Model 60 stacking stool
{{Short description|Wooden stool designed by Alvar Aalto}}
{{Infobox furniture|image=Aalto kruk.jpg|designer=Alvar Aalto|date=1933}}
The Model 60 stacking stool is a wooden stool designed by Finnish designer Alvar Aalto in 1933. Manufactured by Artek, the stool is one of Aalto's most famous furniture designs.
History
In the early 1930s Aalto undertook a series of experiments in the bending of wood, which ultimately culminated with his development of a bent wooden chair leg that could be manufactured en masse and did not require joinery.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/fine-art-antiques/design-moment-stool-60-1933-1.3597339|title=Design Moment: Stool 60, 1933|last=Harrison|first=Bernice|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.designboom.com/design/artek-vitra-the-making-of-the-patented-l-shaped-stool-60-by-alvar-aalto-01-31-2014/|title=artek: the making of the patented L-shaped stool 60 by alvar aalto|date=2014-01-31|website=designboom {{!}} architecture & design magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}} Aalto used the chair leg, named the "L leg" in his 1933 design for the model 60 stool, which was intended for use in the Vyborg Library.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alvaraalto.fi/en/work/stool-60/|title=Stool 60|website=Alvar Aalto Foundation {{!}} Alvar Aalto -säätiö|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}} Aalto notoriously tested the durability of his design by repeatedly throwing a prototype of the stool against the ground.{{Cite web|url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/a-brief-history-of-alvar-aaltos-stool-60/|title=A Brief History of Alvar Aalto's Stool 60|last=Luxford|first=Charlotte|website=Culture Trip|date=20 March 2017 |access-date=2019-03-27}}
The design was first presented to the public in November 1933 at a Finnish design exhibition titled Wood Only at Fortnum & Mason in London. The stool has been in continuous production since its initial release in 1933.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/02/13/supreme-checkerboard-edition-artek-iconic-aalto-stool-60-furniture-design/|title=Supreme unveils chequerboard edition of Artek's iconic Aalto Stool 60|date=2017-02-13|website=Dezeen|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}
A 1933 model of the stool was added to the permanent collection of MoMA in 1958.{{Cite web|url=https://www.moma.org/collection/works/2553|title=Alvar Aalto. Stacking Stool (model 60). 1932-33 {{!}} MoMA|website=The Museum of Modern Art|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}
File:Vyborg Library Interior2 (cropped).jpg with stools]]
Later editions
In 2017 streetwear brand Supreme released a limited edition version of the stool featuring a checkerboard pattern and red logo on the seat.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}
References
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External links
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Category:Alvar Aalto furniture