Classic: A Design Tour de Force Since 1933
Aug. 18, 2026 | By Bruce R. Feldman Alvar Aalto’s Stool 60 is as useful as it is iconic. The genius of the piece is its almost disarming simplicity: three bent birch legs, a round seat, and a form so clean it seems inevitable. Designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto in 1933, the Stool 60 is one of the masterworks of modern Scandinavian design — practical, humane, stackable, and quietly beautiful. Made in Finland by Artek, the Stool 60 has birch legs and a lacquered seat. I
