Monday, October 12, 2009

finnish modern design (yale)




alvar aalto, 1898-1976


saara hopea, 1925-1985


nanny still (-mckenney), b. 1926


tapio wirkkala, 1915-1985


eva taimi, 1913-1991


gunilla jung, 1905-1939

highlights from a recent secondhand book shop find, Finnish Modern Design: Utopian Ideals and Everyday Realities, 1930-97.

2 comments:

S.Lemon said...

Love the glasses by saara hopea.

when skies are grey said...

Lola, you always show us the nicest things!
And thanks so much for the welcome back...it's nice to be back "in here" with the likes of you.