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Pair of Mid Century Alvar Aalto Model 60 Birch Side Tables or Stools for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Pair of Mid Century Alvar Aalto Model 60 birch nesting side tables or stools, made in Romania.
Category

Vintage 1960s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto, Pair of Stacking Stools Model 60, Designed, 1933
By Alvar Aalto
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Alvar Aalto Model 60 stool, designed 1933. Walnut veneere. Un-restored condition with various marks
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

Alvar Aalto Birch 'Model 60' Stool for Artek, 1950s
Located in Coronado, CA
A lovely, early example of Alvar Aalto's 'Model 60' stool for Artek in lacquered birch with
Category

Vintage 1950s Stools

Materials

Birch

Set of 6 Alvar Aalto 3 Legged Stackable Birch Stools Model. 60, Artek 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
A set of the iconic model 60 stools designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek. Inspired by the clean lines
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Set of 4 Alvar Aalto Stackable 3 Legged Stools Model 60 in Brich, Artek 1930s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
A set of the iconic model 60 stools designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek. Inspired by the clean lines
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Set of 4 Alvar Aalto Stools Model no 60, Black Laminate, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
A set of 4 Alvar Aalto model 60 stools in birch and black laminate, designed by Alvar Aalto in the
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch, Laminate

Model 60 Stools, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950s/1960s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Three model 60 stools by Alvar Aalto for Artek from the 1950s/1960s. Birch and imitation leather
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Faux Leather, Birch

Rare stool model 60, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Stool model 60 by Alvar Aalto for Artek from the 1950s. Birch with rare color imitation leather
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Faux Leather, Birch

Rare Stool Model 60, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Stool model 60 by Alvar Aalto for Artek from the 1950s. Birch with rare color imitation leather
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Faux Leather, Birch

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model 60 Stool, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Artek, 1950/1960s. Birch with rare wine
Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Set of Two Model 60 Stools, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Set of two model 60 stools by Alvar Aalto for Artek from the 1950s. Birch with imitation leather
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Faux Leather, Birch

Alvar Aalto - Vintage Tripod Stool Model 60 - Two Tone - Birch
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Hasselt, VLI
This two-tone tripod stool was designed by the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto (1898 - 1976) in the
Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Pair of stools in birch model 60 designed by Alvar Aalto, 1950s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Hägersten, SE
Pair of stools model 60 designed by Alvar Aalto. Produced by Artek during the 1950s. Honey tone
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Laminate, Birch

Model "60" Vintage Stool in Birch by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1970s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Karis, Nyland
Stool designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by Artek in Finland, circa 1970s. Classic Alvar
Category

Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Iconic Alvar Aalto 3-legged Stool Model 60 In Birch, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
in the 1950s. The model 60 stool is perhaps the most well known Aalto design and has always been
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Six Alvar Aalto Stools in Birch "Model 60" Produced by Artek, Finland ca 1940s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in St-Brais, JU
With Artek 2nd Cycle sticker, late 1940s. Purchased in Helsinki.
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Stools

Materials

Wood

Alvar Aalto Table Model DL82 by Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek table model DL82, design by Alvar Aalto. The table has light blue linoleum top. The table is
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto Table Model DL82 by Artek
Alvar Aalto Table Model DL82 by Artek
H 27.96 in W 31.5 in D 23.63 in
Alvar Aalto Stool in Birch "Model 60" Produced by Artek, Finland ca 1940s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and early stool "model 60" designed by Alvar Aalto and produced by Artek, Finland in the 1940s
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Iconic Alvar Aalto 3-legged Stool Model 60, Birch & Black Pegamoid, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
The iconic stool model 60 in birch and black pegamoid or faux leather, designed by Alvar Aalto and
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch, Faux Leather

Set of 6 Alvar Aalto 3 Legged Stackable Stools Model 60, Artek 1930s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
These six Alvar Aalto iconic stools from 1930s are beautiful and space saving furniture pieces of
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Stool 60 with finger joint seat by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1960s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
- Design Specialist, Artek 2nd Cycle Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60 is the most elemental of furniture
Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bentwood

Alvar Aalto 3-Legged Stool Model 60 In Birch & Rare Green Linoleum, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
1950s. The model 60 stool is perhaps the most well known Aalto design and has always been attractive to
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto 3-Legged Stool Model 60 In Birch and Black Linoleum, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
1950s. The model 60 stool is perhaps the most well known Aalto design and has always been attractive to
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto 3-Legged Stool Model 60 In Birch and Blue Linoleum, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
1950s. The model 60 stool is perhaps the most well known Aalto design and has always been attractive to
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Stool 60 with finger joint seat by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1930-40s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
Manufacture: circa 1930-40s Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60 is the most elemental of furniture pieces, equally
Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bentwood

Alvar Aalto, A Pair of Vintage Stools in Birch, Model "60", Made at Artek, 1970s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Odense, DK
An amazing pair of stools in a lacquered birch. Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in Finland. Model
Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Birch

Floor Lamp Model A809 Designed by Alvar Aalto for Valaistustyö, Finland, 1959
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Floor lamp model A809 designed by Alvar Aalto for Valaistustyö, Finland. 1959. Lacquered steel
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Brass

Stool model 60, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Stool model 60 designed by Alvar Aalto for Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab from the 1930s
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Stool Model 60, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Stool model 60, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Stool Model 60, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Stool model 60, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Rare Alvar Aalto Finger Joint Wartime Stool Model 60, Artek, 1940s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
Alvar Aalto war-time stools are extremely sought after collectibles for the simple reason that not
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wool, Wood

A Pair of Alvar Aalto Hallway Chairs, Model 403 by Finmar
By Alvar Aalto, Finmar
Located in London, GB
Pair of rare Hallway Chairs Model No.403 by Finmar, designed by Alvar Aalto. An early production
Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Plywood

Stool Model 60, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Stool Model 60, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Set of Two Model 60 Stools, Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy, 30s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Set of two model 60 stools, design Alvar Aalto for Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy from the
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model 60 stool, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch, Paint

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model 60 stool, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch, Paint

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model 60 Stool, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto "Double-Decker" Stool 60 in Birch and Artek Zebra Fabric, 1940s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare version of the Aalto famous 3-legged stool model 60. This one is upholstered with original
Category

Vintage 1940s Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Alvar Aalto For Finsven Birch Drop-Leaf Dining Table
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This drop-leaf, gatefold birch, dining table was designed by the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto and
Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Birch

Iconic Alvar Aalto 3-legged Stool Model 60, Birch & White Formica, Artek 1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
An iconic model 60 stool in birch and white formica. Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in the 1930s
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Iconic Alvar Aalto 3-legged Stool Model 60, Birch & Red Paint, Artek 1940s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
An iconic red model 60 stool in birch and beautiful patina. Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Iconic Alvar Aalto 3-legged Stool Model 60, Birch & Green Paint, Artek 1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
An iconic model 60 stool in birch, green paint and a 100% beautiful and unique patina. Designed by
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

A Pair of Alvar Aalto Stools Model 60, Red Pegamoid Upholstery, Artek 1950s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
These two iconic Alvar Aalto stools from the 1950s are beautiful and space saving furniture pieces
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

A Pair of Alvar Aalto Stools Model no 60, Black Laminate, Artek 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
These two iconic Alvar Aalto stools from the 1930s are beautiful and space saving furniture pieces
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Pair of Alvar Aalto Stools Model no 60, Marimekko Unikko Textile, Artek 1940s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
These two iconic Alvar Aalto stools from the 1930s are beautiful and space saving furniture pieces
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Set of 3 Alvar Aalto Stackable Stools Model 60, Marimekko Fabric, Artek 1930s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
These three Alvar Aalto iconic stools from 1930s are beautiful and space saving furniture pieces of
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch, Fabric

Rare Alvar Aalto 3 Legged Stool Model 60 in Original Formica, Artek 1950s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
. This example in white fits these catagories. Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is a world famous architect and
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Formica, Birch

Alvar Aalto 3 Legged Stool Model 60 In Birch & Beige Linoleum, Artek 1950s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
1950s. The model 60 stool is perhaps the most well known Aalto design and has always been attractive to
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

A 'Pair' of Roughly Loved Alvar Aalto Stools Model 60 In Birch, Artek 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
Aalto and retailed by Artek in the 1950s. The model 60 stool is perhaps the most well known Aalto design
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Alvar Aalto 3 Legged Stool Model 60, Beige Linoleum and Black Legs, Artek 1950s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
1950s. The model 60 stool is perhaps the most well known Aalto design and has always been attractive to
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Rare Stool 60 "Sandwich", Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 30s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Stool model 60 "Sandwich" designed by Alvar Aalto for Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch, Bentwood

Alvar Aalto Dining Room Set Model DL82 Table & Model 65 Chairs, circa 1940s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Alvar Aalto dining room set model DL82 table and 3 pieces of model 65 chairs from the 1950s
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Birch

Model DL82 Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model DL82 table, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tables

Materials

Birch

Rare Alvar Aalto 3 Legged Stool 60 In Birch and Red, Artek, 1940s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
An iconic red model 60 stool in birch and beautiful patina. Designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek in
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Model DL 82 Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model DL 82 extendable dining table, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Laminate, Birch

Pair of Teak Aalto Model 60 Stools, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Pair of rare model 60 stools, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch, Teak

Mid Century Alvar Aalto Tables / Stools by Artek, Model 60, Circa 1940s
By Artek
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful mid century Alvar Aalto tables / stools manufactured by Artek, Model 60, Circa 1940s
Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Formica, Bentwood

Alvar Aalto Entryway Console Mirror and Stool Set, 1950s for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful entryway set of a drawer console, mirror and stool by Alvar Aalto for Artek made of
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Birch, Mirror

Finmar Three Legged Stool, Finland 1930s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
This stool is a timeless classic which captures the midcentury style. Model 60. It is made from
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Hans Agne Jakobsson model V312 in brass circa 1960, Sweden.
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
the XX century along side with Axel Einar Hjorth, Paavo Tynell or Alvar Aalto. Its use of brass can be
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

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Alvar Aalto Model 60 For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal alvar aalto model 60 for your home. A alvar aalto model 60 — often made from wood, birch and laminate — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect alvar aalto model 60 — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A alvar aalto model 60 made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. A well-made alvar aalto model 60 has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alvar Aalto, Artek and Finsven are consistently popular.

How Much is a Alvar Aalto Model 60?

A alvar aalto model 60 can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,560, while the lowest priced sells for $425 and the highest can go for as much as $8,316.

Alvar Aalto for sale on 1stDibs

An architect and designer, Alvar Aalto deserves an immense share of the credit for bringing Scandinavian modernism and Nordic design to a prominent place in the global arena. In both his buildings and his vintage furniture — which ranges from chairs, stools, tables and lighting to table- and glassware — Aalto’s sensitivity to the natural world and to organic forms and materials tempered the hardness of rationalist design.

Relatively few Aalto buildings exist outside Finland. (Just four exist in the United States, and only one — the sinuous 1945 Baker House dormitory at M.I.T. — is easily visited.) International attention came to Aalto, whose surname translates to English as “wave,” primarily through his furnishings.

Instead of the tubular metal framing favored by the Bauhaus designers and Le Corbusier, Aalto insisted on wood. His aesthetic is best represented by the Paimio armchair, developed with his wife, Aino Aalto, in 1930 as part of the overall design of a Finnish tuberculosis sanatorium.

Comfortable, yet light enough to be easily moved by patients, the Paimio chair’s frame is composed of two laminated birch loops; the seat and back are formed from a single sheet of plywood that scrolls under the headrest and beneath the knees, creating a sort of pillow effect. Aalto’s use of plywood had an enormous influence on Charles and Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen, Marcel Breuer and others who later came to the material.

Concerned with keeping up standards of quality in the production of his designs, Aalto formed the still-extant company Artek in 1935, along with Aino, whose glass designs were made by the firm. In the latter medium, in 1936 the Aaltos together created the iconic, undulating Savoy vase, so-called for the luxe Helsinki restaurant for which the piece was designed.

Artek also produced Aalto pendants and other lighting designs, many of which — such as the Angel’s Wing floor lamp and the Beehive pendant — incorporate a signature Aalto detail: shades made of concentric enameled-metal rings graduated down in diameter. The effect of the technique is essential Alvar Aalto: at once precise, simple, and somehow poetic.

Find a collection of vintage Alvar Aalto stools, vases, dining tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.