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Aino and Alvar Aalto. Two visionary design icons
20 Aug 2025 23:26 GMT
… Sweden) presents a major design exhibition
showcasing two groundbreaking … -century design – the iconic duo Aino and Alvar
Aalto. As … largest private Aalto collection of furniture, glassware, lighting, and … furniture and a
1950s urban Finnish apartment designed …
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Maison Louis Carré, the only Alvar Aalto house in France, reopens after restoration
08 Aug 2025 17:44 GMT
… a holistic way, encompassing architecture, furniture and landscape.
(Image credit: Jean … )Having considered Le Corbusier to design his home, the gallerist eventually … that includes specialists from the Alvar Aalto Foundation, the Finnish Cultural Foundation …
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To Be Finnish or Not to Be: National Identity in Alvar Aalto’s Architecture
19 Jun 2025 18:11 GMT
… early years, Alvar Aalto’s buildings were designed along the lines … geometrical forms. While the design was subsequently altered, the … this reinterpretation of modernist design and form, infusing it … displaying national architecture and design as was common in …
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The Architecture Edit: Wallpaper’s houses of the month
29 Aug 2025 08:21 GMT
… , Maison Louis Carré, Finnish architect Alvar Aalto’s only remaining building in … Aalto’s holistic design approach, which integrates architecture, furniture and landscape.
A … rooted in material honesty, contextual design and social consciousness. Their shared …
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A New Permanent Exhibition on Finnishness and Aino, Elissa and Alvar Aalto, Opens in Helsinki at Finlandia Hall on 4 June 2025
03 Jun 2025 10:18 GMT
… legacy of Aino, Elissa and Alvar Aalto, inluding their careers, lives … Hall is incredibly meaningful. Alvar Aalto designed the Hall as his … says Tolonen.
Aino and Alvar Aalto’s grandson Heikki Aalto- … of Aino, Elissa and Alvar Aalto. Photo: Kusti Manninen, …
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AD Classics: Finnish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale / Alvar Aalto + Elissa Aalto
26 May 2025 13:16 GMT
… : the Finland Pavilion, designed by Alvar and Elissa … luminous.
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Though Alvar Aalto never realized a major architectural … many certainties. It was designed under intense time constraints … through a different medium: furniture. His mastery of laminated …
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Finnish design by Artek still resonates, nearly a century after the company began
06 Jul 2025 23:33 GMT
… in 1935 by modernist design pioneers Aino and Alvar Aalto, art patron Maire … .
Preloved Finnish design
Artek 2nd Cycle recirculates Artek furniture and is more … -worn yet still-functional Artek furniture. Its manager, Antti Tevajärvi, sees …
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Alvar Aalto Has a Lasting Legacy as a Designer — Here's What You Need to Know About His Iconic Furniture and Architecture
09 May 2025 08:35 GMT
… the architect and designer Alvar Aalto is to Finnish design culture. Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) — along … potentially Aalto’s most influential furniture design piece. An excellent example of … of the L Leg transformed furniture design, allowing for the legs to …
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Scandinavian vs Mid-Century Modern — These Celebrated Design Styles Are More Similar Than You Might Think
04 Jul 2025 05:08 GMT
… Caldwell. Design: Homesmith Design)While a Scandinavian design movement can … was made famous by designers like Alvar Aalto, Hans Wegner, and … iconic mid-century modern furniture and decor.
But … : Brittny Smith. Design: Homesmith Design)The color palettes …
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You're Missing Out If You Don't Follow These 7 Scandinavian Interior Designers to Follow on Instagram
01 Jul 2025 07:14 GMT
… 16 or over.
The designer';s eponymous furniture line is fast becoming … by a Swedish folk design style.(Image credit: Design: Beata Heuman)There are … iconic Wishbone Chair), Alvar Aalto (a pioneer in modernist plywood furniture), and Verner Panton …