AINO AND ALVAR AALTO - A SHARED JOURNEY. Interpretations of an Everyday Modernism

Author: Suomminen-Kokkonen, Renja
Country: Finland
Language: English
Year Published: 2007
No. of pages: 223
Illustrations: 8 Color Illustrations. 96 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 10”x 7”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9789525371321
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 6613

Price: $59.95

This book chronicles the artistic exploration and collaboration by renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and his first wife, architect Aino Aalto. Originally a series of articles published in a Finnish academic journal, the crux of this slim soft-cover book by Finnish art history Professor Renja Suominen-Kokkonen looks at the social and creative metamorphosis the Aaltos experienced when, as a young married couple, they relocated to the southern Finnish city of Turku in 1927. Not only does the author present a cogent treatise on early 20th century modernism, but hundreds of photos and illustrations also paint a rare and intimate portrait of the couple and their work.