{"product_id":"alvar-aalto-designer-9789525371048","title":"Alvar Aalto: Designer","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the first time  an exciting volume that spans every aspect of the career of Alvar Aalto  one of the masters of 20th-century architecture and design. From Aalto s origins in Nordic Classicism through his International-style Modernism and finally to the breathtaking beauty and warmth of his late designs  the architect s work is showcased in this richly illustrated compendium  compiled by the experts at the Aalto Museum in Finland. Though Aalto died in 1976  his buildings stand as testaments to the balance and humanism of his vision. His beautiful yet practical furniture and home designs  from his free-form vases to his plywood stools  are immediately recognizable and still being produced using groundbreaking techniques that he developed. The only book of its kind  Alvar Aalto Designer takes the reader from lighting fixtures to living rooms  using original sketches and photographs of Aalto s chairs  lamps  and glassware. Aalto said  \"We should work for simple  good  undecorated things  but things which are in harmony with the human being and organically suited to the little man in the street\". This book weaves the designer s biography with examples of his lifes work  showing how Aalto reached out to an international audience with his borderless  approachable  yet supremely elegant  style.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650443927605,"sku":"ByrdShop_9525371042","price":346.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9789525371048.jpg?v=1781796540","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/alvar-aalto-designer-9789525371048","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}