Alvar Aalto M El

3 february 1898 11 may 1976 was a finnish architect and designer.

Alvar aalto m el.

While designing the paime sanitorium starting in 1928 he worked on both the building itself and the furniture to be contained within whereas he could address the psychological and aesthetic. Alvar aalto week 2020 fascinating programme set in superb cultural environments of pori and eura. Learn more about the piece and artist and its final selling price. During a long and prolific career aalto designed buildings for almost all key public institutions as well as standardised housing and private homes.

Judging by his archived letters receipts account ledgers telegrams and passports aalto is estimated to have made a couple of hundred trips in 1920 1975. Recognised today as one of the great masters of modern architecture alvar aalto 1898 1976 was born in kuortane finland. View vase model no. Read more about the world famous buildings and design objects.

Selection of works from alvar aalto architecture and design. We specialize in selling and buying american art deco furniture art deco clocks art deco lighting and art deco catalin and bakelite radios along with notable mid century modern furniture that defined the elegant art deco streamline moderne machine age and mid century modern eras. His work includes architecture furniture textiles and glassware as well as sculptures and paintings he never regarded himself as an artist seeing painting and sculpture as branches of the tree whose trunk is architecture. 9750 from the eskimoerindens skinnbuxa sketch series by alvar aalto sold at design on new york auction 9 june 2016 nbsp.

Alvar aalto is one of finland s most international architects. 20 7 2020 the additional programme for the summer exhibition introduces its themes. Sealed with sliding glass doors this dwelling s deep curved cross section forms the floor wall and ceiling planes and supports the cantilevered roof s longest span with a central fireplace and chimney. Alvar aalto architecture university of technology otaniemi.

These journeys reflect the architect s cosmopolitan character but also mirror the rise of tourism more generally aalto lived and worked in an. Decophobia 20 th century design celebrates the aesthetic of design from the 1930 s through the 1960 s and beyond.