Finnish Design Blog

Finnish design brands Artek and Marimekko are featured in a special exhibition in the Spiral Garden in Tokoyo, Japan, in several days. This exhibition, entitled “Be Honest! - Timeless Design for the Next Generation by Artek and Marimekko”, features past, present and future products by these two brands.

“Stool 60″, designed by Alvar Aalto, one of the founders of Artek, has been around for 75 years and loved by people from all over the world even today. Using revolutionary techniques for the time were employed in order to create the stool, a perfect example of timeless design. At this exhibition, the dynamic installation of Aalto’s stools which was highly acclaimed at the Milano International Furniture Fair (see pictures from a previous post) and also at an exposition in New York to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the stool, is recreated above using a new approach.

The Marimekko designs exhibited include a mix of classic and new prints.

For more information about the exhibition that starts on September 9th and runs through September 23rd, read here.

I came across this spectacular image of a wall created out of Aalto stools. I was trying to figure out if it was some kind of artistic display but found that it was actually Artek’s booth at the Milan International Furniture Fair back in April.

Architect Stefano Tagliacarne designed Artek’s booth using 750 of the company’s stools stacked and formed into two large “C” shaped walls. Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (also notably known for his famous glass vases), designed the Stool 60 used to create the booth.