Riihitie Plant

Description

Crafted in ceramic, this plant pot displays a curved, organic shape without corners and was originally created by Aino Aalto for the terrace of the home she and Alvar built on Helsinki’s Riihitie Road. Reinterpreted in three sizes for indoor use, the plant pot embodies the Aaltos’ belief that even the smallest details are worthy of our time and attention. Although the plant pot featured in the Artek presentation at the Paris World Fair in 1937, it never went into serial production. The pot is handmade from ceramic, a material central to the Aalto’s building vocabulary.

Details

Material Description: 

• Material: glazed ceramic 

Dimension:

Type A Small: W205 x H124 mm

Type A Large: W401.5 x H207 mm

Type B Small: W197 x H124 mm

Type B Medium: W281 x H166 mm

Designer

Aino Aalto, 1937

Aino Aalto was an architect, designer. Furthermore, she is one of Artek's founding figures. She is known for her work in glass and interior design. Later then as a furniture designer. But her interests included architecture and photography, as well as various areas of applied art and design. Among many other things, she designed furniture, glassware objects, ceramics, lighting, and printed fabrics.

Despite her untimely death, her international design legacy lives on, both in the Artek company and in her ever-popular and much-copied glassware.