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Alvar Aalto “Tank” armchair model 37, in birch and cotton upholstery, from the Aalto Design Collection, Pertti Männistö
Dane in 1949 and began to source its goods from Denmark instead!
Finmar played a large part in moving us out of the doldrums of post-War life, casting aside the heavy, ornate furniture which we had been so used to and encouraging us to chuck out our chintz long before the arrival of IKEA. Looking at Artek’s work, you can see instantly that the Festival of Britain modernism did not spring out of nowhere! The Finmar show- rooms were an explosive revelation in modernism – a temple built for a new and sophisticated age in interior design, which shaped our homes, offices and public spaces over the coming years, leading us to where we are today.ve
Check it out online – or by jet!
If you can make it to The Bard Graduate Center Gallery in New York by 25th September, check out their exhibition Artek and the Aaltos: Creating a Modern World. Shedding light on the broad range of Artek studio work, the exhibition curated by gallery director Nina Stritzler- Levine, and writer, architect and professor Juhani Pallasmaa, includes pieces ranging from architectural drawings to paintings, glassware to textiles – many never before placed on public view. But if you can’t get there in person, do check it out online now. www.bgc.bard.edu
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Collection of Artek lighting designed by Alvar Aalto on display at the exhibition
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