Iittala Aalto vase set 160 mm + 95 mm
Description
Iittala's Aalto vase is an organically shaped icon of Finnish design and glasswork. Alvar Aalto created the Aalto vase in different sizes and colours for the World Fair in Paris in 1937. The flowing shape of the vase, according to some, is derived from the Finnish landscape with its numerous lakes, although some argue that the shape is a nod to the designer's name, Aalto, which is Finnish for "wave". Each Aalto vase is mouth-blown at the Iittala glassworks in Finland. The Aalto vase set includes two vases in dark grey: one 16 cm and one 9,5 cm vase. Alvar Aalto would never demonstrate how his glass objects should be used but wanted the user to decide; this freedom to interpret the origins and function may be what has helped keep the Aalto collection so contemporary and fresh. What would you use the two vases for?
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