Aino Aalto
Finnish architect and designer (1894–1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aino Maria Marsio-Aalto (born Aino Maria Mandelin;[1] 25 January 1894 – 13 January 1949) was a Finnish architect and a pioneer of Scandinavian design.[2] She is known as a co-founder of the design company Artek and as a collaborator on its most well-known designs.[3] As Artek's first artistic director, her creative output spanned textiles, lamps, glassware, and buildings.[4] It has been discovered that it was Aino who completed the first work commissioned through Artek which was the Viipuri Library in 1935.[5] Her work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, and MoMA has included her work in nine exhibitions.[6] Aino Aalto’s first exhibition was Art in Progress: 15th Anniversary Exhibitions: Design for Use at MoMA in 1944. Other major exhibitions were at the Barbican Art Gallery in London and Chelsea Space in London. Aino Aalto has been exhibited with Pablo Picasso.[7]
Aino Aalto | |
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Born | Aino Maria Mandelin 25 January 1894 |
Died | 13 January 1949(1949-01-13) (aged 54) Helsinki, Finland |
Nationality | Finnish |
Other names | אלטו, איינו Aino Marsio Aalto, Aino Aalto, Aino Maria Marsio-Aalto |
Alma mater | Helsingin Suomalainen Tyttökoulu Helsinki University of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Architect, designer |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Practice | co-founder of Artek |