Artek - Side Table 606 grey, anniversary edition

Artek 606 Side table.

Artek's Side Table 606, designed by Aino Aalto in 1932, can be used as a table or a stackable stool - it was originally used as a stool to change shoes.

Aino Aalto designed this versatile side table while working on the Paimio Sanatorium project he did with Alvar Aalto. Thanks to the streamlined, three-quarter steel base, side table 606 is easy to pull close to your armchair, sofa or bed.

Now Artek introduced the Side Table 606 in two new colors to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Paimio Sanatorium. The soft grey hue is found in the metal railings of the sanatorium's staircases and strips painted behind the wall-mounted handrails.

Colour: soft grey
Dimensions: Height 45 cm. Diameter 40 cm. Base diameter 50 cm.
Frame material: Painted steel tube
Main material: Lacquered birch veneer
Stackable: Yes

About the designer:

Aino Aalto (1894-1949) was a well-known Finnish architect and designer. She studied architecture at the Technical University of Helsinki, like her husband, the famous founder of Artek Alvar Aalto. In 1923 she joined Gunnar A. Wahlroos' office, Jyväskylä, and the following year she transferred to Alvar Aalto's office.