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Alvar Aalto : second nature

Title
Alvar Aalto : second nature / editors: Mateo Kries, Jochen Eisenbrand.
Publication
  • [Weil am Rhein] : Vitra Design Museum GmbH, [2014]
  • ©2014

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Additional Authors
  • Kries, Mateo, 1974-
  • Lindh, Tommi
  • Eisenbrand, Jochen
  • Linke, Armin
  • Pelkonen, Eeva-Liisa
  • Norvasuo, Markku
  • Moravánszky, Ákos
  • Mumford, Eric Paul, 1958-
  • Micheli, Silvia
  • Kuhlmann, Dörte
  • Marefat, Mina
  • Gadanho, Pedro
  • Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976
  • Vitra Design Museum, host institution.
  • CaixaForum (Barcelona, Spain), host institution.
  • CaixaForum (Madrid, Spain), host institution.
Description
688 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, plans, portraits; 25 cm
Summary
"The Magus of the North" : this was the epithet which architecture critic Sigfried Giedion found for Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), the best-known Finnish architect of his generation and a major exponent of a different kind of modernism - one conceived on a more human scale. His buildings, such as the Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium or the legendary Villa Mairea, stand for a masterly, organic combination of volumes, materials and light. His laminated plywood chairs made him one of the most important designers of the twentieth century, while his Savoy Vase has come to be seen as the epitome of Finnish and organic design. Alvar Aalto - Second Nature draws on recent research into Aalto's oeuvre to present a comprehensive overview of his work in architecture, design and urban planning, with a special focus on his dialogue with major contemporary artists - including László Moholy-Nagy, Hans Arp, Alexander Calder and Fernand Léger - and his fascination with film, cinema and photography. The book features eleven essays by authors from various countries. The catalogue section presents numerous original drawings from the Alvar Aalto Museum and pieces of Aalto furniture from the holdings of the Vitra Design Museum. A complete list of all his buildings and projects is also included, along with several photographic essays by the artist Armin Linke showing Aalto's buildings from a contemporary perspective.
Alternative Title
Second nature
Subjects
Note
  • This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Alvar Aalto - second nature' at Vitra Design Museum, 27 September 2014 - 1 March 2015 ; CaixaForum, Barcelona, May - August 2015 and CaixaForum Madrid, September 2015 - January 2016.
  • Forewords by Mateo Kries and Tommi Lindh; essays by Jochen Eisenbrand, Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Markku Norvasuo, Ákos Moravánszky, Eric Mumford, Silvia Micheli, Dörte Kuhlmann, Mina Marefat, and Pedro Gadanho.
  • Includes interviews with Kenneth Frampton, Armin Linke, JKMM Architects and Álvaro Siza.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 680-682) and index.
Credits (note)
  • Forewords by Mateo Kries and Tommi Lindh; essays by Jochen Eisenbrand, Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Markku Norvasuo, Ákos Moravánszky, Eric Mumford, Silvia Micheli, Dörte Kuhlmann, Mina Marefat, and Pedro Gadanho.
Call Number
JQE 17-370
ISBN
  • 9783931936938
  • 3931936937
  • 9783931936877
  • 3931936872
LCCN
2015457154
OCLC
894916567
Title
Alvar Aalto : second nature / editors: Mateo Kries, Jochen Eisenbrand.
Publisher
[Weil am Rhein] : Vitra Design Museum GmbH, [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 680-682) and index.
Credits
Forewords by Mateo Kries and Tommi Lindh; essays by Jochen Eisenbrand, Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Markku Norvasuo, Ákos Moravánszky, Eric Mumford, Silvia Micheli, Dörte Kuhlmann, Mina Marefat, and Pedro Gadanho.
Added Author
Kries, Mateo, 1974- editor, contributor.
Lindh, Tommi, contributor.
Eisenbrand, Jochen, editor, contributor.
Linke, Armin, photographer.
Pelkonen, Eeva-Liisa, contributor.
Norvasuo, Markku, contributor.
Moravánszky, Ákos, contributor.
Mumford, Eric Paul, 1958- contributor.
Micheli, Silvia, contributor.
Kuhlmann, Dörte, contributor.
Marefat, Mina, contributor.
Gadanho, Pedro, contributor.
Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976, architect, designer.
Vitra Design Museum, host institution.
CaixaForum (Barcelona, Spain), host institution.
CaixaForum (Madrid, Spain), host institution.
Research Call Number
JQE 17-370
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