Alvar Aalto

(1898-1976)

Finnish architect and designer

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Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as "branches of the tree whose trunk is architecture." Aalto's early career ran in parallel with the rapid economic growth and industrialization of Finland during the first half of the 20th century. Many of his clients were industrialists, among them the Ahlström-Gullichsen family, who became his patrons. The span of his career, from the 1920s to the 1970s, is reflected in the styles of his work, ranging from Nordic Classicism of the early work, to a rational International Style Modernism during the 1930s to a more organic modernist style from the 1940s onwards.

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Born	Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto 3 February 1898 Kuortane, Finland
Died	11 May 1976 (aged 78) Helsinki, Finland
Zodiac	Aquarius
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Aino Aalto 1894-1949 · Finnish architect, designer and business leader · m. 1924 info edit

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Elissa Aalto 1922-1994 · Finnish architect married to Alvar Aalto · m. 1952 info edit

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

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

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