Manufactured by Artek, the stool is one of Aalto's most famous furniture designs.

In the early 1930s Aalto undertook a series of experiments in the bending of wood, which ultimately culminated with his development of a bent wooden chair leg that could be manufactured en masse and did not require joinery.

[3] Aalto notoriously tested the durability of his design by repeatedly throwing a prototype of the stool against the ground.

[5] A 1933 model of the stool was added to the permanent collection of MoMA in 1958.

[6][5] In 2017 streetwear brand Supreme released a limited edition version of the stool featuring a checkerboard pattern and red logo on the seat.