Aalto Vase : Pure Scandinavian design
The best known design object from Finland is probably the Aalto vase.
It is an
easily recognizable glass vase with curvy shapes representing forms of Finnish
lakes.
This vase is a perfect example of Scandinavian...
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Aalto Vase : Pure Scandinavian design
The best known design object from Finland is probably the Aalto vase.
It is an
easily recognizable glass vase with curvy shapes representing forms of Finnish
lakes.
This vase is a perfect example of Scandinavian design at its purest: a
simple design and functionality done with mass-production methods.
The Aalto vase was created by the well-known Finnish designer Alvar Aalto
(1898-1976) in 1936 for a design competition of a Finnish glass factory.
During the next year it
was presented in the World Fair exhibition in Paris.
At the exhibition the Aalto vase was displayed
in different shapes and colors, from one reaching a metre high to small, shallow ones.
Designer Alvar Aalto did not want to define how and for what his vase should be used.
Maybe that
is the reason why the Aalto vase has so many different interpretations for its use.
In addition to
the traditional use as a flower vase, the vase has been, for example, a fruit basket, a kitchen
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