Designed in 1936, from the "Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa" sketch series.
Wood mould-blown blue tinted glass.
Exhibition:
The vase was shown in the Finnish Pavilion at the Paris World Exposition in 1937. The pavilion itself was also designed by Alvar Aalto.
Literature:
Domus (Milan), no. 125, May 1938, p. 36.
Jennifer Hawkins Opie, 'Scandinavia: Ceramics & Glass in the Twentieth Century', London, 1989, p. 23, fig. 189.
Eva B. Ottillinger, 'Alvar Aalto, Möbel: Die Sammlung Kossdorff', Vienna, 2002, p. 74, fig. 76.
Thomas Kellein, ed. 'Alvar & Aino Aalto. design collection bischofberger', exh. cat., Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Zurich, 2005, pp. 213-14.
Produced by Karhula.
Ref: 2211017
| H | 14cm/5.5" |
| W | 20cm/7.9" |
| D | 16cm/6.3" |
H. 14cm/5.5"
W. 20cm/7.9"
D. 16cm/6.3"