The canteen also features large tensile pieces of canvas lit from behind—a design strategy Aalto later used to illuminate the music room of the Villa Kokkonen.  Photo 5 of 21 in Alvar Aalto in Lights by Sam Grawe

Alvar Aalto in Lights

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The canteen also features large tensile pieces of canvas lit from behind—a design strategy Aalto later used to illuminate the music room of the Villa Kokkonen.