Alvar Aalto

The Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto is Finland's all-time greatest proponent of modern furniture design and architecture...

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Chair 66

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Table 83

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Paimio Armchair 41

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Special Edition of Aalto Table 82A Wild Birch, Signed Formafantasma

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High Chair K65

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Aalto Vase 160 mm

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Table 81B

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Chair 68

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Pendant Light A201

€533.00(RRP €600.00)

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Stool NE60 Curly Birch Exclusive for NO GA

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Bord 81A

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Armchair 400 Tank

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Daybed 710

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Table 91

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Shade 100

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Children Stool NE60

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Table 80A

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Bar Stool 64

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Tea Trolley 901

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Children's Chair N65

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Armchair 402

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Table 90A

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Turnip A333

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Chair 611

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Table 82B

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Special Edition of Stool E60 Wild Birch, Signed Formafantasma

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Wall Shelf 112B

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Table 95

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Floor Light A808

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Armchair 401

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Tea Trolley 900

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A440

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Pallet E60 Honey stain

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Table 90B

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Lounge Chair 42

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Table 81C

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A330S Golden Bell

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Stool E60 Clear lacquered

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Armchair 406

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A110 Hand Grenade Svart/Mässing

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Stool 60 Clear lacquered

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Lounge Chair 43

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Ceiling Light A622

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Stool E60 - Clear coat/Orange

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Armchair 406

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Golden Bell A330S

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Bench 153A

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Special Edition of Bench 153A Wild Birch, Signed Formafantasma

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Alvar Aalto 1898 - 1976

Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto is Finland's greatest ever advocate of modern furniture design and architecture. He was one of the 'giants' who shaped Nordic modernism and has designed many functionalist buildings around the world during his lifetime.

Nevertheless, Aalto is responsible for some of the greatest furniture design icons of our time. Alvar Aalto had a personal interpretation of functionalism with its soft, organic forms and curved lines. To express his creativity, he founded Finland's largest furniture manufacturer, Artek, together with Aino Aalto, Nils-Gustav Hahl and Maire Gullichsen - four talented individuals who were strongly influenced by radical ideologies that are still relevant in furniture design today.

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was born on 3 February 1898 in Kuortane, Finland. His father, Johan Henrik Aalto, was a Finnish-speaking surveyor and his mother, Selma Matilda Hackstedt, was a Swedish-speaking postal worker. Alvar was one of four children and when he was five years old, the family moved to Alajärvi and then to Jyväskylä in the centre of Finland. During his childhood, young Aalto accompanied his father on his travels as a surveyor, learning the basics of property boundaries, environments and land. He dropped out of primary and secondary school and then chose to take painting classes with a local artist. It was then that young Alvar decided to enrol in the architecture programme at the Helsinki University of Technology.

Even when Aalto was drafted into the Finnish War, he continued his studies when peace came. Already at university, Alvar designed and built his first house in the village of Alajärvi. A house his family and he himself came to live in. In 1921 he earned his degree in architecture. However, he chose to go back to the military and in the summer of 1923 he became a commanding officer. During his years in the military and at university, Alvar travelled in Scandinavia. Mostly he travelled to Stockholm and Gothenburg where he worked under the architect Arvid Bjerke, which led to drawings of semi-detached houses. With his military service over, Alvar was ready to start his first business: an architectural office called "Alvar Aalto: 'Architect and Monumental Artist'" in his hometown of Jyväskylä.