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Artek Aalto Bench 153

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Color:  Birch

Size:  Small

Item# 13832-153704
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This item is final sale and non-returnable.

Lightweight and versatile, the Bench 153 can live in many areas throughout your home. Designed in 1945 by Alvar Aalto, the sold birch wood bench features vertical recesses in its seat which adds lightness to the design so it can be moved easily from room to room. The legs of the bench employ Aalto’s famed “L-leg” innovation, a process that involves making slits in the wood, and inserting and gluing wood veneer strips. The Bench 153 can be used as seating or as an attractive way to display ite...

Lightweight and versatile, the Bench 153 can live in many areas throughout your home. Designed in 1945 by Alvar Aalto, the sold birch wood bench features vertical recesses in its seat which adds lightness to the design so it can be moved easily from room to room. The legs of the bench employ Aalto’s famed “L-leg” innovation, a process that involves making slits in the wood, and inserting and gluing wood veneer strips. The Bench 153 can be used as seating or as an attractive way to display items such books, plants, folded blankets or decorative objects, or as a place to store shoes in an entrance hallway or porch. Made in Finland by Artek, the Bench 153 measures 17.5h x 44.25l x 15.75”d. Some assembly required. Both Alvar Aalto and Artek are represented in MoMA’s collection.

  • Designer
    Alvar Aalto
  • Size
    Small:17.5h x 28.5w x 15.75"d
    Large:17.5h x 44.25w x 15.75"d
  • Material
    Birch Wood
  • Year of Design
    1945
  • Origin
    Finland

Lightweight and versatile, the Bench 153 can live in many areas throughout your home. Designed in 1945 by Alvar Aalto, the sold birch wood bench features vertical recesses in its seat which adds lightness to the design so it can be moved easily from room to room. The legs of the bench employ Aalto’s famed “L-leg” innovation, a process that involves making slits in the wood, and inserting and gluing wood veneer strips. The Bench 153 can be used as seating or as an attractive way to display ite...

Lightweight and versatile, the Bench 153 can live in many areas throughout your home. Designed in 1945 by Alvar Aalto, the sold birch wood bench features vertical recesses in its seat which adds lightness to the design so it can be moved easily from room to room. The legs of the bench employ Aalto’s famed “L-leg” innovation, a process that involves making slits in the wood, and inserting and gluing wood veneer strips. The Bench 153 can be used as seating or as an attractive way to display items such books, plants, folded blankets or decorative objects, or as a place to store shoes in an entrance hallway or porch. Made in Finland by Artek, the Bench 153 measures 17.5h x 44.25l x 15.75”d. Some assembly required. Both Alvar Aalto and Artek are represented in MoMA’s collection.

  • Designer
    Alvar Aalto
  • Size
    Small:17.5h x 28.5w x 15.75"d
    Large:17.5h x 44.25w x 15.75"d
  • Material
    Birch Wood
  • Year of Design
    1945
  • Origin
    Finland

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Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) was a renowned Finnish architect, designer and town planner who is credited with creating designs that had a profound impact on the trajectory of modernism before and after World War II. Many examples of his furniture are represented in MoMA's collection and have been featured in the Museum's exhibitions, including Alvar Aalto: Architecture and Furniture (1938) and How Should We Live? Prepositions for the Modern Interior (2016–2017).

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