--- title: "Alvar Aalto" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/alvar-aalto" language: "en" type: "designer" description: "Individual designer items from Alvar Aalto ✓ Wide range of products & designs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2001-05-01T00:00:00+02:00" modified: "2026-04-26T17:02:34+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/apple-touch-icon.png" --- # Alvar Aalto Finland - [Biography](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/alvar-aalto) - [Products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/alvar-aalto) - [Manufacturer](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/alvar-aalto/manufacturer) - [Articles](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/alvar-aalto/contributions) Address: ## Alvar Aalto Finland Products by Alvar Aalto [![L-Leg stool](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/Stool_60_ash_sRGB_170106_144302.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/l-leg-stool) [Artek L-Leg stool](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/l-leg-stool) [![L-Leg table](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/Aalto_Tables_0_sRGB.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/l-leg-table) [Artek L-Leg table](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/l-leg-table) [![Tea Trolley 901](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/a/artek/produkte/tea-trolley-901/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/tea-trolley-901-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/tea-trolley-901) [Artek Tea Trolley 901](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/tea-trolley-901) [![Siena tray](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/a/artek/produkte/siena-tray/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/siena-tray-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-tray) [Artek Siena tray](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-tray) [![Siena tea towel](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/a/artek/produkte/siena-tea-towel/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/siena-tea-towel-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-tea-towel) [Artek Siena tea towel](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-tea-towel) [![Siena place mat](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/a/artek/produkte/siena-place-mat/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/siena-place-mat-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-place-mat) [Artek Siena place mat](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-place-mat) [![Siena pillowcase](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/a/artek/produkte/siena-pillowcase/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/siena-pillowcase-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-pillowcase) [Artek Siena pillowcase](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-pillowcase) [![Siena coaster](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/a/artek/produkte/siena-coaster/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/siena-coaster-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-coaster) [Artek Siena coaster](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-coaster) [![Siena blanket](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/a/artek/produkte/siena-blanket/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/siena-blanket-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-blanket) [Artek Siena blanket](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-blanket) [![Siena bag](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/a/artek/produkte/siena-bag/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/siena-bag-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-bag) [Artek Siena bag](https://www.stylepark.com/en/artek/siena-bag) [![Alvar Aalto bowl 60 x 358 mm](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/i/iittala/produkte/alvar-aalto-bowl-60-x-358-mm/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/alvar-aalto-bowl-60-x-358-mm-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/alvar-aalto-bowl-60-x-358-mm) [Iittala Alvar Aalto bowl 60 x 358 mm](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/alvar-aalto-bowl-60-x-358-mm) [![Alvar Aalto serving platter 210 x 257 mm](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/i/iittala/produkte/alvar-aalto-serving-platter-210-x-257-mm/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/alvar-aalto-serving-platter-210-x-257-mm-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/alvar-aalto-serving-platter-210-x-257-mm) [Iittala Alvar Aalto serving platter 210 x 257 mm](https://www.stylepark.com/en/iittala/alvar-aalto-serving-platter-210-x-257-mm) [All products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/alvar-aalto) Biography Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (February 3, 1898, Kuortane – May 11, 1976, Helsinki) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware. Aalto's early career runs in parallel with the rapid economic growth and industrialization of Finland during the first half of the twentieth century and many of his clients were industrialists; among these were the Ahlström-Gullichsen family. The span of his career, from the 1920s to the 1970s, is reflected in the styles of his work, ranging from Nordic Classicism of the early work, to a rational International Style Modernism during the 1930s to a more organic modernist style from the 1940s onwards. What is typical for his entire career, however, is a concern for design as a Gesamtkunstwerk, a total work of art; whereby he - together with his first wife Aino Aalto - would design not just the building, but give special treatments to the interior surfaces and design furniture, lamps, and furnishings and glassware. The Alvar Aalto Museum, designed by Aalto himself, is located in what is regarded as his home city Jyväskylä. Articles about Alvar Aalto [3DAYSOFDESIGN 2026 – REVIEW Create connections! 6/17/2026 The 3daysofdesign festival took place in Copenhagen from 10 to 12 June 2026. Find out in this review what topics the exhibitors are focusing on at Denmark's annual design festival and how the nonprofit organisation presents itself.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/3daysofdesign-copenhagen-event-denmark-review-stylepark-magazine) [ARCHITECTURE Spotlight on Women Architects – Aline Hielscher 9/1/2025 In our series "Spotlight on Women Architects", we regularly present the work of female architects – such as Aline Hielscher, who, after taking her first steps into self-employment in Paris, established herself as a fixture in practice and discourse in her hometown Leipzig.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/aline-hielscher-architecture-portrait-stylepark-magazine) [YOUNG TALENTS More than just wood 7/18/2025 Marcus Götschl was one of the exciting new discoveries at this year's SaloneSatellite in Milan. In this interview, he tells us why he is fascinated by sophisticated designs and when design becomes relevant to him.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/young-talents-marcus-goetschl-salonesatellite-design-stylepark-magazine) [DESIGN Made from wood 8/28/2024 Kari Virtanen is one of the pioneers who came to Fiskars in Finland in the early 1990s and transformed the small town into a design destination. Co-owner and CEO Johanna Vuorio told us how a carpentry workshop became a globally active furniture company during an interview at the headquarters there.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/nikari-woodnotes-design-fiskars-stylepark-magazine) [REVIEW – STOCKHOLM FURNITURE FAIR 2024 Pragmatic and upbeat 2/16/2024 “A test bed for new ideas” was the overarching theme of the Stockholm Furniture Fair from February 6 to 10, 2024. The presentation was by no means as prosaic as the title, and in fact it quickly became clear: This ongoing experiment is starting to get playful.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stockholm-furniture-fair-stockholm-design-week-fair-review-scandinavia-stylepark) [NEW WORK Breaking the Grid 3/2/2021 With their Douglas House in London’s West End, Note Design Studio has created a new feel-good place for flexible working. In the process, the Swedish collective has given this 1930s building a gentle nudge and a slight wave.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/note-design-studio-tog-douglas-house-london) [HOTEL A nest with a hill 1/8/2021 With the Shiroiya Hotel, Sou Fujimoto Architects have succeeded in producing a fascinating combination of an old building and a conversion, design, architecture and art. Michele de Lucchi, Jasper Morrison, Leandro Erlich and Sou Fujimoto have each designed one of the rooms.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/shiroiya-hotel-maebashi-japan-sou-fujimoto-architects) [FEATURED German Sustainability Award Design: The Winners 12/4/2020 The German Sustainability Award is the largest of its kind in Europe. Now for the first time it has also been conferred in the area of design.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/german-sustainability-award-design-winners) [FAIRS & EVENTS Impressions Stockholm Furniture Fair 2/8/2019 Impressions from Sweden's largest furniture fair, the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2019.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/impressions-stockholm-furniture-fair-image-gallery) [DESIGN The new “New Nordic” 8/17/2018 Young Scandinavian labels and their designers are riding the wave of continuing success. But why is it that Neo-Scandinavianism is such a hit?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/new-nordic-scandinavian-design) [DESIGN The boss sat at the back 10/2/2015 He knew how spaces functioned and how to build modern furniture without requiring tubular steel: Walking in Alvar Aalto’s footsteps in Finland.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-boss-sat-at-the-back) [ARCHITECTURE Energy remains within the interior 10/3/2014 Vitra Design Museum is focusing on Alvar Aalto. And the result is more than just another show on that Grand Old Master of Modernism.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/energy-remains-within-the-interior) [FAIRS & EVENTS Here come the Finns! 9/2/2014 Soon it’ll be book fair time again in Frankfurt. And as always, the fair’s Guest of Honor country gets to shape the face of culture in the city for a short time. So what does Finland have to offer in addition to vodka and forests, sauna and Saarinen, Artek and Aalto?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/here-come-the-finns) [MAGAZINE Going vintage ain’t enough 6/16/2013 The Design Miami trade fair, which runs parallel to Art Basel, was not very convincing. It lacked a clear curatorial thrust, exciting exhibitions and statements. And not least there was no clear position on contemporary design, although this is so sorely needed.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/going-vintage-aint-enough) [MAGAZINE Like small poltergeists 4/16/2012 Wanton act or successful appropriation? For the Salone del Mobile designer Mike Meiré gave the "60" stool, a classic by Alvar Aalto, a colorful, coat of paint applied by hand. Jörg Zimmermann spoke to him about the concept.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/like-small-poltergeists) [FAIRS & EVENTS Designpääkaupunki 2012 7/24/2011 How much are titles, prizes and other distinctions really worth? What some consider a mark of quality is seen by others as a red rag. The Finnish capital Helsinki has been selected as the World Design Capital 2012 – and is definitely worth a visit.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/designpaeaekaupunki-2012) [DESIGN Using timeless Design to counter the throw-away Mentality 9/16/2008 Iittala, a leading, Scandinavian design brand for homeware products, has opened a new flagship store in Berlin.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/using-timeless-design-to-counter-the-throw-away-mentality)