Alvar Aalto

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Somewhere I would like to live: Villa Mairea 1938-1939 / Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto. Stacking Stools (model 60). 1932–1933. Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Turku, Finland. Laminated birch and lacquered plywood. .1: h. 17 1/4" (43.8 cm), diam. 14" (35.5 cm); .2: h. 17 3/8" (44.1 cm), diam. 13 5/8" (34.6 cm); .3: h. 16 3/4" (42.5 cm), diam. 13 7/8" (35.3 cm). Gift of Artek-Pascoe, Inc. 56.1946.1-3. Architecture and Design

Lot 118: Alvar Aalto. Paimio lounge chair. 1932 / c. 1950, beech plywood, birch. 26 h × 23½ w × 34 d in. result: $8,125. estimate: $7,000–9,000.

Numerous buildings testify to Alvar Aalto’s intensive design activity outside of Finland. Of the six buildings which he completed in Germany, three are to be found in the city of Wolfsburg: the Alvar-Aalto-Kulturhaus and two churches, Heilig-Geist-Kirche and Stephanuskirche.

Image 4 of 12 from gallery of AD Classics: Villa Mairea / Alvar Aalto. Photograph by Alvar Aalto

Nestled in the woods in southwestern Finland, about 29km from the city of Turku, is the Paimio Sanatorium. Developed in the 60’s in general hospital, this wo...

In connection with his planning assignment for the Stenius company, architects Aino Marsio-Aalto and Alvar Aalto acquired a plot at Riihitie in Munkkiniemi in 1934, ...

Published by Taschen, Aalto covers the career of the Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898–1976). Aalto became famous for his warm, curving and natural style that characterizes his buildings, furniture, luminaires and tableware. The book was written by Finnish writer and art historian Louna Lahti who worked for the Alvar Aalto Society for many years, and it is part of Taschen’s Basic Architecture series that presents life and work of internationally renowned architects with…