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| Special Edition Artek 60 by Nao Tamura |
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the
Artek 60 this year, the Finnish brand has collaborated with a series of designers on new Special Editions of Alvar Aalto's classic three-legged stool.
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Special Edition Artek 60 by Tom Dixon
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| Special Edition Artek 60 by Nao Tamura |
Tom Dixon has coloured the stool in his trademark fluoro orange, while
Nao Tamura has transformed the seat into a treetrunk, where the rings mark the passing of the 80 years.
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Special Edition Artek 60 by Commes des Garçons. Photo by Tuomas Uusheimo
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Rei Kawakubo of
Commes des Garçons collaborated with Artek's design director Ville Kokkonen to create a bold, polka dot-patterned take on the stool, while Danish fashion designer
Mads Nørgaard has used black stripe chevrons.
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Special Edition Artek 60 by Mads Nørgaard. Photo by Enok Holsegaard
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Anniversary colours of the stool have also been released, inspired by the colours of Aalto's Paimio Sanatorium: yellow floors, green walls, turquoise handrails and orange, black and white furniture.
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| Artek 60 Turquoise edition. Photo by Tuomas Uusheimo |
