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Alvar Aalto

(Finland, 1898-1976)
Alvar Aalto
(Finland, 1898-1976)

Alvar Aalto, Two tile bars by Arabia 1950-1960s.

Cobalt blue glaze. Length 35,5 cm. Width 8 cm.
White glaze. Marked AAM 53/500 2003. Length 34 cm. Width 8 cm.

Wear due to age and use. Damages. Glaze spots.

Literature

Alvar Aalto The Complete Catalogue of Architecture, Design and Art, Göran Schildt, Rizzoli. Page 133 shows a drawing of the main facade of Seinäjoki Town Hall, clad with blue ceramic tile.

Alvar Aalto, Leonardo Mosso, Ateneum.
Page 98 shows detail of a ceramic tile wall in the National Pensions Institute.

Alvar Aalto apartments,Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen, rakennustieto. Pages 94-95 show a business complex in Avesta, Sweden, the most distinct feature of the building is its facade material, the dark blue glazed tiles.

Designer

Alvar Aalto is one of Finland's most prominent architects and designers and one of Scandinavia's biggest proponents of modern architecture and design. Several of the furniture and vases he designed are today considered iconic design classics, including the Savoy vases, the Beehive lamp, and Armchair, model '31'.Alvar Aalto is the most internationally famous Finnish architect and designer. Aalto was a great ambassador for Finnish design at a time when the Finnish people were thinking about how to present themselves to the rest of the world. He gave equal weight to form and function, and was inspired by the Finnish landscape. Aalto is one of the most important representatives of modern architecture and has created its own architecture direction, whose aesthetic effect is based on careful planning of the buildings in relation to the environment, a human dimension and good sense of material.

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