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Alvar Aalto designed the three-legged Stool 60 in 1933 using a patented bent-wood joint, and Artek has barely changed it since — celebrating 90+ years of continuous production with special anniversary editions. A look at why refusing to redesign a stool is sometimes the most radical design decision a brand can make, and what it teaches about buying furniture meant to last generations.

Fifty years after Ernesto Gismondi designed it for Artemide, the Sintesi lamp has been reissued in its original 1975 colors and just won a Wallpaper* Design Award. A look at why a lamp that folds completely flat still feels more radical than most lighting released this year — and what it teaches about buying lighting that lasts.