With its radical buildings by Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto, the Finnish capital is one of Europe’s most fascinating, if ...

Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect and interior designer, widely regarded as one of the forebears of Nordic Modernism. He was born on February 3, 1898 in Kuortane, Finland and studied at the Helsinki ...

The 10th International Alvar Aalto Design Seminar will take place on 10 June 2025 at the University of Jyväskylä, focusing on ...

L: The Finlandia sign being installed during the pavilion’s construction in 1956. Photo Isa Andrenius, Courtesy of The National Archives of Finland. R: Daniele Canato from Vita Restauri painting ...

To celebrate 90 years since its founding, Finnish furniture manufacturer Artek has tapped beloved comic Moomin for a special pair of Alvar Aalto’s most ubiquitous furniture designs. Showcasing ...

Of the more contemporary design, Anthony Barzilay Freund explains that, "The form of this screen is taken from Alvar Aalto’s 1936 design for his Screen 100, an early example of organic modernism ...

After three years of renovation, Helsinki’s Finlandia Hall, the iconic modernist building designed by Finnish architect Alvar ...

Checkpoint! How is the design heritage renewing itself? How will authentic and human design, crafts and cohabitation flourish in the age of AI? The 10th International Alvar Aalto Design Seminar – ...

which centre around contemporary architecture and design – European modernists Alvar Aalto, Mies van der Rohe and Axel Vervoordt have all been noted by Hedin as prescient reference points for the ...