Artek Aalto Marimekko Side Table 90D

A limited edition collab between two design icons.

In celebration of their 90th anniversary, Artek has joined forces with Finnish design house Marimekko for products such as this Aalto Marimekko Side Table 90D. The collaboration merges Marimekko’s art of printmaking with Artek’s wood-bending technology. For the Side Table 90D, originally designed by Alvar Aalto in 1935, a Marimekko pattern has been applied to the birch veneer surface of the table using marquetry. This wood-working technique turns the pattern’s shapes into contrasting wood grains, resulting in a striking shimmering effect that changes with the lighting in your space. Keeping with Artek and Marimekko’s commitment to reducing their environmental impacts, the marquetry technique minimizes wood waste. 

Lightweight and versatile, the three-legged Side Table 90D is a highly versatile, three-legged, low side table that can live and function anywhere in your home, from the living room to the bath to your children’s room. The legs of the stool employ Aalto’s famed “L-leg” innovation, a process that involves making slits in the wood, and inserting and gluing wood veneer strips. Made in Finland, the Artek Aalto Marimekko Side Table 90D measures 17.5h x 18.75"diam. Both Alvar Aalto and Artek are represented in MoMA’s collection. Work by Marimekko has been featured in the MoMA exhibitions Items: Is Fashion Modern? (2017–2018) and Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000 (2012).