Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898 -1976) was clearly a details man. Commissioned (alongside his wife, Aino Marsio) in 1936 to design the swanky Savoy restaurant in Helskini, he thought through every ...
14 x 19.8 x 17.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.) ...
Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In 1937 Finland was growing rich from the export of timber and heady from the end of prohibition. The Savoy, Helsinki ...
6¼ h × 11¼ w × 10½ d in (16 × 29 × 27 cm), 5½ h × 8 w × 6¾ d in (14 × 20 × 17 cm) ...
Architect Alvar Alto’s seminal and sinuous “Savoy” glass vase turns 70 this year. It has been produced by only one company for this entire period, Finish manufacturer, Iittala. Alto submitted the vase ...