Artek Aalto Stool 60 — White/Black Top Office Tools using long overlooked Japanese icons

using long overlooked Japanese icons and images in much of his work

Made of heat-resistant glass

investigates a world brimming with possibilities

these traditional straw trivets are hand-woven by grandfathers and grandmothers in Niigata Prefecture

Artek Aalto Stool 60 — White/Black Top Office Tools using long overlooked Japanese iconsAlvar Aalto was fascinated by wood, exploring its possibilities, testing limits, and discovering what modern production methods could achieve. The stackable Stool60 (est. 1933) is a result of this and best known for Aaltos invention for bending solid wood creating the famous L shaped leg. Referred to by Aalto as "the little sister of the architectural column."