Modernity specialises in the collection and sale of rare and high-grade furniture, ceramics, glass, lighting and jewellery by the most renowned Scandinavian designers of the 20th Century.

In 1935, Aino and Alvar Aalto purchased a plot of land in Helsinki and began to design their home. The architect couple´s cosy and intimate residence and studio was completed in 1936. The house is divided into a workspace used by Alvar Aalto´s architectural firm and the couple´s private residence. (Alvar Aalto Museum)

Alvar Aalto, one of Finland’s greatest architects, made modernist masterpieces with a human touch.

A house tour of Alvar Aalto's Helsinki home. The last residence of the Finnish Architect and designer. Take a look around the functionalist home of Aalto

Alvar Aalto’s buildings have never been overshadowed by dogmatism. While following modernist traditions, Aalto’s buildings....

Finnish Alvar Aalto is perhaps best known for creating stunning glassware, furniture and textiles, which are still sought-after pieces today. From his iconic vase to his cantilevered birch wood chairs, we see his creations everywhere. But did you know he...

Alvar Aalto. Stacking Stools (model 60). 1932-33. Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Turku, Finland. Birch. Each: 17 1/4" ( 43.8), diam. 14" (35.5 cm). Gift of the manufacturer. 493.2004.1-9. Architecture & Design

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