A set of three 'Savoy' glass vases and a bowl, glass, a plate and candleholder, Iittala, Finland.
Three vases with undulating forms. Signed Alvar Aalto and labelled. One with original box. Height 10.5-21.5 cm. Bowl of purple glass, marked Alvar Aalto Iittala. Length 9.5 cm. Original box included. Candle holder from Iittala's 'Alvar Aalto Collection' inspired by Aalto's design. Length 10 cm. Original box included. Dish of stainless steel from Iittala's 'Alvar Aalto Collection' inspired by Aalto's design. Length 31 cm.
Minor wear.
Alvar Aalto is one of Finland's most prominent architects and designers and one of Scandinavia's biggest proponents of modern architecture and design. Several of the furniture and vases he designed are today considered iconic design classics, including the Savoy vases, the Beehive lamp, and Armchair, model '31'.Alvar Aalto is the most internationally famous Finnish architect and designer. Aalto was a great ambassador for Finnish design at a time when the Finnish people were thinking about how to present themselves to the rest of the world. He gave equal weight to form and function, and was inspired by the Finnish landscape. Aalto is one of the most important representatives of modern architecture and has created its own architecture direction, whose aesthetic effect is based on careful planning of the buildings in relation to the environment, a human dimension and good sense of material.
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