Artek and the Aaltos : creating a modern world / [Book]
Nina Stritzler-Levine, with Timo Riekko, editors ; Harry Charrington, Juhani Pallasmaa, Susanna Pettersson, Arthur Rüegg, Nina Stritzler-Levine, Renja Suominen-Kokkonen, Rasmus Waern.
- 695 pages ; illustrations, color and black & white ; 24 cm
"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition Artek and the Aaltos: Creating a Modern World held at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery from April 22, 2016 through September 25, 2016."
"Artek and the Aaltos: Creating a Modern World" will be the first book in the English language on the topic and the most comprehensive to date, drawing its research materials primarily from the archives of Alvar Aalto's architectural firm and Artek. It will expand on the exhibition of the same name through twelve chapters, anchored by essays written by leading scholars of design and architectural history, including Harry Charrington, Juhani Pallasmaa, and Susanna Pettersson, and specific studies of Artek's interior projects, which will include previously unpublished materials. Lavish photography will present the broad range of works on display, many illustrated for the first time, and will provide an unprecedented visual record of the substantial contributions made by Artek to modern interiors, art, and furnishings"--