Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2010, merges historical and modern influences, offering a unique arts, design, and architecture education experience.Read More →
This comprehensive mid-century modern design encyclopedia is a treasure trove for collectors, design enthusiasts, and vintage aesthetics enthusiasts. It covers furniture, lighting, ceramics, textiles, graphic arts, posters, interior design, and architecture. With over a thousand illustrations, the book features nearly a hundred principal creators, including Dieter Rams, Robin Day, Isamu Noguchi, Lucie Rie, Charles and Ray Eames, Alvar Aalto, and Oscar Niemeyer. The encyclopedia is organized into three parts: Media and Masters, Houses and Interiors, and an extensive “A-Z of Designers and Makers.”Read More →
The Artek Aalto Table 86, designed by Alvar Aalto in 1935, embodies timeless Scandinavian design, sustainability, and versatility, making it a design icon.Read More →
Aino Aalto’s iconic Pressed Glass 4644 collection, known for its functional simplicity, revolutionized glassware design, emphasizing utility and enduring aesthetic appeal.Read More →
The Aalto Vase, a symbol of Finnish design, embodies innovation and elegance. Its history, evolution, and contemporary relevance shape modern design philosophy.Read More →
Oscar Tusquets, Lluis Clotet, Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici, and Xavier Carulla, among others, founded B.d Ediciones de Disefio in 1972. Many of Tusquets’ furniture and product designs, as well as those of others at the time, were deemed too risky by other Spanish manufacturers.Read More →
Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), a Finnish architect and builder, designed nearly one hundred single-family houses over the course of his fifty-year career. Aalto’s work, which includedRead More →