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iittala Aalto 6-1/2-Inch Clear Glass Vase

March 14th, 2010

  • 6-1/2-inch glass vase a true 20th-century design icon
  • Inspired by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto’s award-winning 1936 design
  • Organic, flowing form; available in clear, white, or tinted
  • Aalto’s name inscribed on bottom of vase
  • Made in Finland; wash by hand

Product Description
iittala’s AA000444 Aalto Vase is a work of art. Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1937 for the World’s Fair, this vase exemplifies Finnish Glass Art. This organic, free-formed clear glass vase stands at 6-1/2-inches tall, making it a beautiful vase for flowers or as a stand alone work of art. Aalto created organic, flexable forms that lends each vase towards the “celebration of light”. His wavy, free form design has been translated into architecture, armchairs, screens an… More >>

iittala Aalto 6-1/2-Inch Clear Glass Vase

iittala Aalto 6-1/2-Inch Glass Vase

February 21st, 2010

iittala Aalto 6-1/2-Inch Glass Vase

Iittala continues to release the extraordinary glass vases of the late Finnish architect Alvar Aalto in new colors and styles. Aalto, whose name means “wave” in Finnish, designed the now iconic undulating glassware in 1936 for a tableware competition in correlation with the following year’s Paris Exposition. Larger and smaller versions of the originals, including this 4-3/4-inch-high vase, comprise an innovative and universally popular design collection. Iittal (more…)