Alvar Aalto vase 120 mm clear Africa Travis Elborough is the author

Travis Elborough is the author of many books

we can see the wide range of designs that emerged and how housing styles were adapted to suit urban life

the early modern movement country house now open to the public by the National Trust

to have seen into the workings of his mind

Size 20 x 29 cm (also made as 15 x 20 cm)

Alvar Aalto vase 120 mm clear Africa Travis Elborough is the authorInspired by the thousands of lakes in his native Finland, architect Alvar Aaltos fluid waves (aalto is wave in Finnish) won an award at the Paris World Fair in 1937. Since then, its become a timeless symbol of Scandinavian design. The legendary Aalto vase seamlessly combines form and function. Each unique glass vase goes through a multi step production process at the Iittala glass factory. The vase is mouthblown then the pieces are hand cut before