A Seductive Designer ; (1)Alvar Aalto, the Finnish Architect Who Made the British Fall for Restrained Scandinavian Design, Is Celebrated at the Barbican(2)HOMES PROPERTY

Sweet, Fay, The Evening Standard (London, England)

ALVAR Aalto, the designer who taught us to love open plan living - with sliding walls and floor-to-ceiling windows - was one of Scandinavia's first Modern masters, famous for an astonishing range of blond-wood furniture classics and the man behind the world's most familiar glass vase.

He was a leader among 20th century Modernists, and, though he died in 1976, his influence on our homes has never been stronger: today we crave open-plan everything, creating adaptable living spaces in which we can work, rest, cook and play.

His designs were softer than some.

Instead of making furniture with cold, tubular-steel frames, Aalto used wood, and introduced curves, …

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Publication information: Article title: A Seductive Designer ; (1)Alvar Aalto, the Finnish Architect Who Made the British Fall for Restrained Scandinavian Design, Is Celebrated at the Barbican(2)HOMES PROPERTY. Contributors: Sweet, Fay - Author. Newspaper title: The Evening Standard (London, England). Publication date: February 21, 2007. Page number: 8. © Not available. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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