LUOTO II Climbing Arch | Birch Plywood | 100 x 60 x 54 cm

LUOTO II Climbing Arch — Birch

There are toys a child plays with, and then there are pieces childhood seems to happen around.

LUOTO II is FitWood at its best: a beautifully resolved piece of Finnish design that begins as a climbing arch and somehow keeps becoming more. Children climb over it, crawl beneath it, turn it upside down to rock, throw a blanket across it for a fort, make it a goal, a shop, a stage, a table, or something no adult would have thought of. It builds balance, strength, coordination, and confidence — mostly because children simply want to keep using it.

And this is where FitWood really separates itself. LUOTO isn’t simply another version of a familiar wooden climber. It is Laura Meriluoto’s patented original design, refined over years of real use into the LUOTO II. The newer version has narrower spacing between the rungs for smaller climbers and an expanding family of beautifully considered accessories that allow the piece to keep changing as a child grows.

Turn it over and add the KAURA II cushion for a wonderfully generous rocker. Add the TUOHI slide ramp and it becomes an entirely different climbing challenge. Pair it with the LUOTO stool and, remarkably, the same piece can become a child-sized workspace. Even after the climbing years, its quiet birch form can live on as furniture rather than becoming one more large thing childhood has outgrown.

That longevity is a big part of why we chose it. LUOTO II is imaginative play, serious movement, and genuinely beautiful design all in one — substantial enough to be used hard, restrained enough to live in the middle of your home, and thoughtfully made for many different chapters of childhood.

Details

Birch plywood and solid aspen construction

39.4" W × 23.6" D × 21.3" H

Approx. 25.6 lbs.

Weight capacity: approx. 132 lbs.

Recommended for ages 2+

Use as a climbing arch, rocker, fort, goal, table, or imaginative play structure

Compatible with the KAURA II cushion, TUOHI slide ramp, LUOTO stool, and LUOTO II wedges

Patented original design by Helsinki-based designer Laura Meriluoto

Made in Latvia

CE marked and tested to EN 71-1, EN 71-2, EN 71-3 and EN 71-8 standards

Two-year warranty for private use