H99 table, birch

The Artek H99 table delights with its beautiful design. Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1956, the table has an elegant tabletop in birch with an extension piece that you can conveniently hide under the table. The extension brings the H99 table a whopping 205 cm in length, so you can safely invite family or friends for any occasion.

Alvar Aalto developed the sleeve or the H-leg in 1956. The H-leg was his last invention that was used and adapted for the furniture he designed. Metal sleeves were manufactured in two shapes; the H1L and H2L. They were designed for different leg profiles. The legs of the tables were pushed into the sleeves, which were then firmly screwed into the tabletop. The heavy-duty H-legs were used especially on larger and heavier Artek tables. The National Pensions Institute Head Office building, which was completed in 1956, is knowingly the first building that was decorated with H-legged furniture.

Alvar Aalto

Artek was founded in 1935 by four young idealists – Alvar and Aino Aalto, Nils-Gustav Hahl and Maire Gullichsen published a design manifesto inspired by functionalism, stating that Artek’s aim was “to sell furniture and to promote modern culture of habitation by exhibitions and other means”. Since its foundation, Artek has played in the intersection of design, architecture, and art, making Finnish design and Alvar Aalto's furniture known all over the world.