Aino Aalto

(1894-1949)

Finnish architect, designer and business leader

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Aino Maria Marsio-Aalto (born Aino Maria Mandelin; 25 January 1894 – 13 January 1949) was a Finnish architect and a pioneer of Scandinavian design. She is known as the design partner of architect Alvar Aalto, with whom she worked for 25 years, and as a co-founder with him, Maire Gullichsen, and Nils-Gustav Hahl of the design company Artek, collaborating on many its most well-known designs. As Artek's first artistic director, her creative output spanned textiles, lamps, glassware, and buildings. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, and MoMA has included her work in nine exhibitions, the first of which was Aalto: Architecture and Furniture in 1938. Other major exhibitions were at the Barbican Art Gallery in London and Chelsea Space in London. Aino Aalto has been exhibited with Pablo Picasso.

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Born	25 January 1894 Helsinki, Finland
Died	13 January 1949 (aged 54) Helsinki, Finland
Zodiac	Aquarius
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Alvar Aalto 1898-1976 · Finnish architect and designer · m. 1924 info edit

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Johanna info 1st child with Alvar Aalto Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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Hamilkar info 2nd child with Alvar Aalto Male · - · Celebrity Baby

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