Alvar Aalto master of modernism

Alvar Aalto, Architect and the Glassware Designer

Alvar Aalto’s wide field of activity ranged from furniture and glassware designs to architecture and painting. His vase designs are world-famous. He invented a new form of laminated bent-plywood furniture in 1932. Aalto furniture is manufactured by Artek, a company Aalto co-founded with his wife Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen Alvar Aalto,[...]

Aalto’s Villa Mairea in Finland

Alvar Aalto’s Villa Mairea in Noormarkku, Finland, built between 1937 and 1939 as a rural retreat, is considered one of the greatest houses of the 20th century. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, who curated a major retrospective of Aalto’s work at the  Barbican in London in 2007, has[...]

What is an Architect

What is an Architect 10. November 2007ArchitectsAdmin0 comments Tag:alvar aalto, american institute of architects, architect, architects, architecture prize, british architects … award an architect can receive. This prize is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize for architecture.” What is an Architect[...]

Designing your week: Chicago Modernism Show and…

Lovers of 20th-century design can feast their eyes this weekend at the Chicago Modernism Show and Sale at The American Institute of Architects, 1422 N… Designing your week: Chicago Modernism Show and...[...]

Aalto’s Renown Rises From the Chair

i’ll definitely be taking in this show on my next trip to nyc. m. THE NEW YORK TIMES April 1, 2007 By ALAN RIDING To promote Britain’s first major… Aaltoâ��s Renown Rises From the Chair[...]