Alvar Aalto vase 120 mm white Mid Century 240 pages

240 pages

Editor and creative director Tony Chambers on visual art

often in collaboration with African architects

Ernest Race

alongside a series of interviews with current residents

Alvar Aalto vase 120 mm white Mid Century 240 pagesInspired 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