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Alvar Aalto :
Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), one of the founders of Artek, was born in Kuortane, Finland. Alvar Aalto is recognized today as one of the great masters of modern architecture. During his long and prolific career, Aalto’s work embraced almost all key public institutions - town halls, theatres, churches, libraries and universities - as well as standardized housing and private homes.
Aalto’s architecture is distinctively Finnish. It is marked by a warm humanity and strong individuality. His buildings derive their special aesthetic character from their dynamic relationship with their natural surroundings, their human scale, superbly executed details, unique treatment of materials and ingenious use of lighting. Like all great art, however, Aalto’s architecture transcends national boundaries. His work is not the exclusive property of Finland: it forms a part of a common cultural heritage of European and worldwide significance.
Alvar Aalto began designing furnishings as a natural and important extension of his architectural thinking. His first modern piece of furniture was created in 1931-32 for the Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Paimio, which proved to be his international breakthrough. Artek was set up in 1935 to market and sell Alvar and Aino Aalto's furniture, lamps and textiles, particularly on international markets where Artek focused its operations from the initial stages.
Through the innovations in form and line that were born in his furniture designs, Alvar Aalto’s name has also become important in the history of design. In fact, Aalto first achieved fame in Continental Europe as a furniture designer, and only later on as an architect. His contribution to furniture design was among his foremost achievements in its own right, and it sowed the seed from which many of his architectural ideas sprang forth. Alvar Aalto’s furniture and lighting pieces form the basis of the Artek range.
Aino Aalto :
Aino Aalto (1894-1949) was an architect and designer and one of Artek’s founding figures. Upon graduation on January 20th 1920, Aino Marsio (Marsio was her family name) started her professional career for architect Oiva Kallio in Helsinki. In 1924 she went to work for Alvar Aalto’s office. After working together for some six months, Aino Marsio and Alvar Aalto were married. Aino and Alvar came to work a great deal together and their working methods were marked by absolute equality.
As a designer, Aino Aalto is primarily known for her work in glass and the design of interiors, but also as a furniture designer. Her life's work, however, ranged from architecture to photography and various areas of applied art and design. Aino Aalto designed among other things glassware objects, ceramics, lightings, printed fabrics as well as unique pieces of textile.
Aino Aalto came to play an important part at Artek; she was always closely involved in the company’s development and during the years 1941-1949 she was Managing Director of Artek. In many ways it was Aino who laid the foundation for the aesthetics of Artek, which combined the modernist idea of clear form with simple surface ornamentation based on the structure of materials.
Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), one of the founders of Artek, was born in Kuortane, Finland. Alvar Aalto is recognized today as one of the great masters of modern architecture. During his long and prolific career, Aalto’s work embraced almost all key public institutions - town halls, theatres, churches, libraries and universities - as well as standardized housing and private homes.
Aalto’s architecture is distinctively Finnish. It is marked by a warm humanity and strong individuality. His buildings derive their special aesthetic character from their dynamic relationship with their natural surroundings, their human scale, superbly executed details, unique treatment of materials and ingenious use of lighting. Like all great art, however, Aalto’s architecture transcends national boundaries. His work is not the exclusive property of Finland: it forms a part of a common cultural heritage of European and worldwide significance.
Alvar Aalto began designing furnishings as a natural and important extension of his architectural thinking. His first modern piece of furniture was created in 1931-32 for the Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Paimio, which proved to be his international breakthrough. Artek was set up in 1935 to market and sell Alvar and Aino Aalto's furniture, lamps and textiles, particularly on international markets where Artek focused its operations from the initial stages.
Through the innovations in form and line that were born in his furniture designs, Alvar Aalto’s name has also become important in the history of design. In fact, Aalto first achieved fame in Continental Europe as a furniture designer, and only later on as an architect. His contribution to furniture design was among his foremost achievements in its own right, and it sowed the seed from which many of his architectural ideas sprang forth. Alvar Aalto’s furniture and lighting pieces form the basis of the Artek range.
Aino Aalto :
Aino Aalto (1894-1949) was an architect and designer and one of Artek’s founding figures. Upon graduation on January 20th 1920, Aino Marsio (Marsio was her family name) started her professional career for architect Oiva Kallio in Helsinki. In 1924 she went to work for Alvar Aalto’s office. After working together for some six months, Aino Marsio and Alvar Aalto were married. Aino and Alvar came to work a great deal together and their working methods were marked by absolute equality.
As a designer, Aino Aalto is primarily known for her work in glass and the design of interiors, but also as a furniture designer. Her life's work, however, ranged from architecture to photography and various areas of applied art and design. Aino Aalto designed among other things glassware objects, ceramics, lightings, printed fabrics as well as unique pieces of textile.
Aino Aalto came to play an important part at Artek; she was always closely involved in the company’s development and during the years 1941-1949 she was Managing Director of Artek. In many ways it was Aino who laid the foundation for the aesthetics of Artek, which combined the modernist idea of clear form with simple surface ornamentation based on the structure of materials.