Alvar Aalto Glass Vase from Iittala - 6.3"H Organization His designs encompass nearly everything

His designs encompass nearly everything that lends itself to industrial fabrication

stacking design (up to 10 chairs high) combines a strong steel and aluminum frame with a resilient polyurethane foam seat and back that yields to the sitter’s body

Its construction prioritizes wood

Ralph Lemon

Alvar Aalto Glass Vase from Iittala - 6.3"H Organization His designs encompass nearly everythingWhen 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