Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aaltowas a Finnish architect and designer, as well as a sculptor and painter. 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...
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth3 February 1898
CityKuortane, Finland