Magazine C Issue #6: Stool 60

Magazine C Issue #6: Stool 60 – The sixth issue of Magazine C explores Alvar Aalto’s Stool 60, the Finnish design icon introduced in 1933 whose simple form, bentwood construction and adaptability embody the principles of democratic, human-centred design.

• Theme Alvar Aalto’s Stool 60 and its relationship with Finnish design, democratic ideals, craftsmanship, adaptability and everyday life
• Highlights the evolution of Stool 60, Aalto’s distinctive curved design language, its production at the A-factory in Turku, and the many ways the stool continues to be used across homes and public spaces
• Features five homes in Brittany, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tokyo and Seoul, the life and work of Alvar Aalto, the history of Artek, the making of Stool 60, 26 ways of living with the stool, and its presence within notable examples of Aalto’s architecture
• Interviews & contributors perspectives from designers Ronan Bouroullec and Fredrik Paulsen, documentary director Virpi Suutari, minä perhonen founder Akira Minagawa, Artek managing director Marianne Goebl, Formafantasma, Aalto Museum curator Timo Riekko, Marimekko CEO Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko, Andrei Harkkainen, Lee Sanghyuk, Shim Seungyeon, and others
• Publisher Grandeclip
• Pages 180 pages
• Product size 17 x 24 cm

From nurseries and schools to libraries, homes and landmark architecture, Stool 60 has become a familiar part of Finnish everyday life. Issue No. 6 traces how Aalto’s use of solid Finnish birch, innovative L-shaped legs and versatile construction created a seemingly ordinary object with an enduring capacity to adapt to different people, spaces and generations.