Thursday 7 October 2010

the real thing - part 1





Whilst in Helsinki, I went on a little excursion on the tram out to the suburbs to find the house Alvar Aalto designed and lived in for 40 years. It was his home and also working studio for many years.
It's a mixture of his well known furniture, vases and lights and also one off sample pieces which never went into production. Alongside Aalto's pieces, are designs from both his first wife Aino - a superb designer and second wife Elissa - also an architect.

These are from the upstairs bedrooms.

7 comments:

  1. This furniture is beautiful, and gorgeous shots to do them justice :)

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  2. C'est maintenant un Musée? On dirait que c'est toujours habité...

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  3. patrice - yes & could've quite easily moved straight in!

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  4. Yes, I definitely see how it appels to you!

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  5. i love how they keep artists' and architects' house to be visited and looked at: such an inspiration!

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  6. oh Helsinki! looks so Finnish that it's making me miss home!

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