Aalto Finlandia Vase
In 1936, Alvar Aalto entered his sinuous glass vase into the Karhula-Iittala Glass Design Competition and took first prize. The form, inspired by the Finnish word for wave ("aalto"), was unlike anything being produced at the time. Where decorative objects of the era favored symmetry and ornament, Aalto's vase offered something quieter and more radical: an organic silhouette that seemed to follow the logic of nature rather than the drafting table.
Each vase in the Alvar Aalto Collection is still mouth blown at the Iittala factory in Finland, a process that gives every piece a subtle individuality. The collection spans a range of colors and sizes, from deep jewel tones to clear glass, adapting to light and context in ways that reward close attention.
- Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1936
- Mouth blown at the Iittala factory in Finland
- Available in multiple sizes and colors
- Winner of the Karhula-Iittala Glass Design Competition
Nearly ninety years on, the vase has lost none of its conviction. It stands as a foundational object of Scandinavian modernism and a measure of how far a single, well-considered form can travel.
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Aalto Finlandia Vase
In 1936, Alvar Aalto entered his sinuous glass vase into the Karhula-Iittala Glass Design Competition and took first prize. The form, inspired by the Finnish word for wave ("aalto"), was unlike anything being produced at the time. Where decorative objects of the era favored symmetry and ornament, Aalto's vase offered something quieter and more radical: an organic silhouette that seemed to follow the logic of nature rather than the drafting table.
Each vase in the Alvar Aalto Collection is still mouth blown at the Iittala factory in Finland, a process that gives every piece a subtle individuality. The collection spans a range of colors and sizes, from deep jewel tones to clear glass, adapting to light and context in ways that reward close attention.
- Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1936
- Mouth blown at the Iittala factory in Finland
- Available in multiple sizes and colors
- Winner of the Karhula-Iittala Glass Design Competition
Nearly ninety years on, the vase has lost none of its conviction. It stands as a foundational object of Scandinavian modernism and a measure of how far a single, well-considered form can travel.
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In 1936, Alvar Aalto entered his sinuous glass vase into the Karhula-Iittala Glass Design Competition and took first prize. The form, inspired by the Finnish word for wave ("aalto"), was unlike anything being produced at the time. Where decorative objects of the era favored symmetry and ornament, Aalto's vase offered something quieter and more radical: an organic silhouette that seemed to follow the logic of nature rather than the drafting table.
Each vase in the Alvar Aalto Collection is still mouth blown at the Iittala factory in Finland, a process that gives every piece a subtle individuality. The collection spans a range of colors and sizes, from deep jewel tones to clear glass, adapting to light and context in ways that reward close attention.
- Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1936
- Mouth blown at the Iittala factory in Finland
- Available in multiple sizes and colors
- Winner of the Karhula-Iittala Glass Design Competition
Nearly ninety years on, the vase has lost none of its conviction. It stands as a foundational object of Scandinavian modernism and a measure of how far a single, well-considered form can travel.
