Legendary shape. Alvar Aalto created the Aalto vase in various
shapes, sizes and colors for Iittala and the World Fair in Paris in 1937. As
is typical with a great work of art, the shape has been reinterpreted ever
since. Alvar Aalto would never demonstrate how his glass objects should
be used, but wanted the user to decide. This freedom to interpret the
origins and function may be what has helped keep the Aalto collection so
contemporary and fresh. Pieces can be displayed as a group or as a single,
exclusive work of art, a pleasure to own or to give as a present.
The Aalto vase has become one of the world’s most famous glass objects,
deservedly synonymous with Finnish glass art and with Iittala. It is
exhibited in some of the world’s most important design museums. Choose small,
medium or large size in clear, white, sand or ultramarine (blue). Large
vase may also be special ordered in flaming red.
