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  • Skene Catling de la Peña to transform Aalto-designed silo into cultural events space

    London studio Skene Catling de la Peña and not-for-profit organisation Factum Foundation are set to turn the Toppila silo designed by architects Aino and Alvar Aalto in Oulu, Finland, into the Aaltosiilo cultural space. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 23 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "Can Aalto's international acclaim really be down to self-promotion?"

    A recently released feature film about Alvar Aalto presents the Finnish architect as an expert in self-promotion but Laura Iloniemi questions if this skill was the key to his success. More

    Laura Iloniemi | 22 December 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Aino and Alvar Aalto's Savoy restaurant in Helsinki restored after 80 years

    Ilse Crawford and her eponymous studio worked with Finnish furniture brand Artek to carry out a sensitive revamp of notable Helsinki restaurant Savoy. More

    Natasha Levy | 28 June 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Donald Judd's collection of works by Alvar Aalto and John Chamberlain go on show in New York

    This exhibition at the Judd Foundation in New York pairs together furniture by architect Alvar Aalto and paintings by sculptor John Chamberlain from late American artist Donald Judd's archive. More

    Kristine Klein | 24 November 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Alvar Aalto library renovation wins Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2017

    The Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2017 was awarded for the overhaul of the Harald Herlin Learning Centre, which was originally designed by the Finnish modernist architect Alvar Aalto, along with several other buildings on the campus.

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    India Block | 9 October 2017 | 4 comments
  • Supreme covers Alvar Aalto's iconic 400 Tank armchair in "f*ck" fabric

    Streetwear brand Supreme has released its own version of the Alvar Aalto 400 Tank chair, covered in a custom-made fabric based on Robert Indiana's iconic Love artwork. More

    Alice Morby | 15 August 2017 | 12 comments
  • Supreme unveils chequerboard edition of Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60

    New York streetwear brand Supreme has released a special-edition version of a three-legged stool originally designed by Alvar Aalto in the 1930s. More

    Alice Morby | 13 February 2017 | 1 comment
  • Alvar Aalto "changed the history of skateboarding"

    Finnish Modernist architect Alvar Aalto accidentally invented the skateboard bowl with a 1930s swimming pool design, according to a US skateboarding magazine and a Finnish newspaper. More

    Anna Winston | 30 September 2016 | 8 comments
  • Tokyo apartment by Minorpoet features kitchen hidden behind folding doors

    Design studio Minorpoet has overhauled a 1960s apartment in Tokyo to create a simple home and workplace that has its kitchen hidden behind folding wooden doors (+ slideshow). More

    Izzy Ashton | 24 August 2016 | 2 comments
  • Winners chosen for Alvar Aalto museum extension but told to improve their design

    A group of young Finnish architects have won a competition to integrate two museums by Modernist architect Alvar Aalto – but have been told their design needs "a lot of development". More

    Jessica Mairs | 5 February 2016 | 9 comments
  • Hella Jongerius launches light and dark editions of Alvar Aalto tea trolley

    Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created new versions of Modernist Alvar Aalto's iconic 901 tea trolley for Finnish furniture brand Artek. More

    Emma Tucker | 12 October 2015 | 3 comments
  • Artek revives Alvar Aalto products for latest furniture collection

    Maison&Objet 2015: Finnish brand Artek has delved into its archives to reintroduce wooden furniture and homeware designs by its co-founder, Modernist architect Alvar Aalto. More

    Katie Treggiden | 23 January 2015 | 2 comments
  • Subterranean tunnel links Seinäjoki library by JKMM Architects with Aalto's 1965 building

    This cavernous copper-clad library was designed by JKMM Architects for Alvar Aalto's historic Seinäjoki civic centre, and was one of three runners up from the first Finlandia Prize for Architecture (+ slideshow). More

    Amy Frearson | 12 November 2014 | 1 comment
  • Restoration of Alvar Aalto's Viipuri Library wins 2014 Modernism Prize

    News: the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize for preservation of a modern landmark has been given to a Finnish committee responsible for restoring architect Alvar Aalto's Viipuri Library in Vyborg, Russia (+ slideshow). More

    Anna Winston | 31 October 2014 | 2 comments
  • Vitra Design Museum hosts Alvar Aalto retrospective

    The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein is hosting a major retrospective exhibition of work by late Finnish Modernist architect and designer Alvar Aalto, a year after Vitra's acquisition of Aalto's furniture company Artek (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 30 September 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Artek buys factory where Alvar Aalto developed his furniture

    News: Finnish furniture brand Artek has acquired the production facilities that were used by its co-founder Modernist architect Alvar Aalto to develop his signature bent wood furniture. More

    Teresa Fitzherbert | 31 January 2014 | 1 comment

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