Alvar Aalto Designer

Description

Through the innovations in form and line that were born in his furniture designs, Aalto’s name has also become important in the history of design. Articles written by experts will shed light on many aspects of Aalto’s wide-ranging scope as a designer of furniture, glass and light fittings.

Articles

Ásdís Ólafsdóttir: “Known all over the world” – Alvar Aalto as and International Designer
Kaarina Mikonranta: Alvar Aalto – Master of Variation
Pekka Korvenmaa: More light?
Timo Keinänen: Alvar and Aino Aalto as Glass Designers

• Catalogue of Alvar Aalto’s Major Furniture Designs
• Catalogue of Alvar Aalto’s Glass Designs
• Manufacture of Alvar Aalto Furniture
• Production of Aalto Vases
• CV
• Aalto’s Main Building Projects

Details

The first comprehensive illustrated book on the designs of Alvar Aalto.

240 pages, soft bound, texts in English
ISBN 978-952-5498-34-9
230 x 290 mm

Publisher

Alvar Aalto Foundation / Alvar Aalto Museum (2014, 4th edition)

Editor

Pirkko Tuukkanen