Alvar Aalto

Famous for his unique ability to create a balance between architecture, technology, and humanity, Alvar Aalto is a name well known in modern design and architecture. Very significant for the history of Finnish design, Aalto's most famous work is the Savoy vase, also known simply as the Aalto vase.
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 25,1 cm, Moss Green
£124.00£177.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 25,1 cm, Dark Grey
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 16 cm, Dark Grey
£113.00£154.00
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IittalaAalto vase 160mm copper
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 27 cm, Clear
£169.00£246.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 25,1 cm, Clear
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 25,1 cm, Salmon
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase Clear
£67.60£100.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase Opal
£100.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 12 cm, Clear
£84.50£115.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 12 cm, White
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 16 cm, Opal White
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase Gift Set Clear
£246.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 25,1 cm, White
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Bowl Opal
£84.50£123.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 16 cm, Cranberries
£190.00£285.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Bowl 7,5 cm, Clear
£33.80£49.20
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 22 cm, Clear
£107.00£154.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Votive 6 cm, Clear
£18.50£28.40
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 16 cm, Linen
£113.00£154.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 16 cm, Moss Green
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 22 cm, Linen
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 25,1 cm, Linen
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 27 cm, Moss Green
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Art Poster 50x70 cm, Sketch Brown
£42.30
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Art Poster 50x70 cm, Sketch Black
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IittalaAalto vase 220mm copper
£107.00£154.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 25,1 cm, Copper
£124.00£177.00
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IittalaAalto vase 270mm copper
£169.00£246.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 18 cm, Clear
£84.50£128.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 18 cm, White
£125.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 18 cm, Clear 1937
£84.50£128.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 18 cm, Brown
£84.50£128.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Vase 18 cm, Smokey Grey
£84.50£128.00
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IittalaAalto Candlestick Brass, 5 cm
£58.40
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IittalaAalto Candlestick Brass, 6,5 cm
£69.20
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Bowl Opal
£226.00£327.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Bowl 50x182 mm, Stainless Steel
£39.40£59.20
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Bowl 504 mm, Rose Gold
£159.00
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IittalaAlvar Aalto Bowl Clear
£123.00
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IittalaAalto vase 220mm ultramarin blue
£154.00
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Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) is a household name in modern architecture and design, a revolutionary Finnish architect who also excelled as a furniture and interior designer. Aalto was renowned for his ability to always create a balance between architecture and space, technology and humanity, and he designed everything from the building itself to each door handle – no detail was too small. He also considered furniture an extension of architecture. His motto was that a good object should be a part of the everyday, an idea that constantly permeated his work.

Already in the 1930s Alvar Aalto's furniture was on display at an exhibition in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His most famous work is the Savoy vase, perhaps more familiar as the Aalto vase, which was exhibited at a World's Fair in Paris. Nowadays the vase is one of the most beloved glass items of all time. The soft lines and asymmetric shape of the vase have become a characteristic feature, recognisable in Aalto's architecture and glass design.

Through his life, Alvar Aalto designed and created many a timeless object. By his side was his wife, Aino Aalto (1894–1949), who was also an architect and a designer. They worked closely together and Aino was often profoundly involved in Aivar's work. Quick to assume modern ways of working from Central Europe, the couple began using the then-new bentwood technique early on. Together with Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl, the couple founded the successful furniture company Artek; many items they designed remain in production.