Alvar Aalto in Lights

Tags:: Design; Architecture

International Style architect Alvar Aalto is undoubtedly Finland's best-known design export, and is often cited for his mastery of natural light. Less often discussed is his role as a designer of electric lighting—critical to the enjoyment of Finnish interior environments during the long dark winter months.

— Sam Grawe

Like fishing lines dangling off a pier, in Aalto's expansive office various lighting experiments hang from a small mezzanine. The pendant designs were generally under consideration for large public buildings, and hung from this height Aalto and his staff could appreciate their appearance from a distance.

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