Artek and the Aaltos: Creating a Modern World
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300209673 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 698 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Nina Stritzler-Levine is gallery director and director of gallery publications of Bard Graduate Center in New York.
About the AuthorNina Stritzler-Levine is gallery director and director of gallery publications of Bard Graduate Center in New York.
It contextualizes the contributions of Artek, and those of its founders, Alvar and his wife, Aino Marsio Aalto (1894–1949), providing evidence for their close professional partnership as well as critical interpretations of their major projects. Fully indexed appendices present new scholarship, including an inventory of the Artek product line (furniture, textiles, and glass), and a list of public and private commissions. The first English-language survey to focus on the Finnish Modernist design company Artek and its founders, Alvar and Aino Aalto The Finnish design firm Artek is best known as the producer and distributor of Modernist bentwood furniture designed by Alvar Aalto (1898–1976). However, its mission was more complex and multifaceted, grounded in the notion that art and design could enhance everyday life. This book is the first English-language publication on the topic, as well as the most comprehensive, with chapters authored by leading scholars of design history and architecture.. Most of the material is published here for the first time. Artek and the Aaltos showcases more than three hundred objects, including furniture, glassware, lighting, d