{"id":3433,"date":"2011-03-31T06:25:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T13:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/?p=3433"},"modified":"2011-03-31T07:06:56","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T14:06:56","slug":"aalto-stacking-stool-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/furnishings\/aalto-stacking-stool-60\/","title":{"rendered":"Aalto Stacking Three-Legged Stool 60"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think it&#8217;s often easy to forget that something as simple as the Aalto stool is well within a meager modernist&#8217;s budget*. So, for this week&#8217;s design classic, consider the stacking stool by Alvar Aalto as an option for extra seating. Designed in 1932-33, the stool is made from solid birch veneer and features a bent L-shaped leg that allows it to be stacked to save space. <\/p>\n<p>Available in natural wood grain or with a white, red, or black laminate top ($275).<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aalto Stacking Three-Legged Stool 60\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/f_0047.jpg?w=513&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*Also, if $260 is still a bit too steep for your wallet, Anna of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doorsixteen.com\/2009\/06\/19\/faux-aalto-frosta-upgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Door Sixteen<\/a> upgraded IKEA&#8217;s $12.99 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/gb\/en\/catalog\/products\/24286205\" target=\"_blank\" >Frosta Stool<\/a> into looking like Aalto&#8217;s version by repositioning the legs and painting the top. Super easy. <\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think it&#8217;s often easy to forget that something as simple as the Aalto stool is well within a meager modernist&#8217;s budget*. So, for this week&#8217;s design classic, consider the stacking stool by Alvar Aalto as an option for extra seating. Designed in 1932-33, the stool is made from solid birch veneer and features a [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":28941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[115,131,155],"tags":[770],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/f_00471.jpg?fit=513%2C377&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17279,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3433\/revisions\/17279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}