Alvar Aalto Glass Vase from Iittala - 3.7"h Smarter Smaller Spaces this is the definitive story

this is the definitive story behind the birth of a brand-new Pinocchio

and Angela Schanelec—and their younger colleagues are not bound by a manifesto or by any singular aesthetic

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Alvar Aalto Glass Vase from Iittala - 3.7"h Smarter Smaller Spaces this is the definitive storyWhen Finnish design legend Alvar Aalto first showed this deliriously wavy vase at the World's Fair in 1937, its sinuous lines and shape caused an instant sensation. The Aalto vase was commissioned for and used in the interior design of the luxury Savoy restaurant in Helsinki, Finland. An object in MoMA''s collection, the Aalto Vase's mysterious undulating shape has been the subject of much speculation; some say it is based on Aalto's sketches