Villa Aalto
House museum · Helsinki, Finland
Artists & architects
History
The Aalto House is a historic home and former architectural studio located in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Designed by architects Aino Aalto and Alvar Aalto as their joint residence and workspace, it was completed in August 1936.
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About Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as "branches of the tree whose trunk is architecture." Aalto's early career ran in parallel with the rapid economic growth and industrialization of Finland during the first half of the 20th century. Many of his clients were industrialists, among them the Ahlström-Gullichsen family, who became his patrons. The span of his career, from the 1920s to the 1970s, is reflected in the styles of his work, ranging from Nordic Classicism of the early work, to a rational International Style Modernism during the 1930s to a more organic modernist style from the 1940s onwards.
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Visiting
This is a house museum. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.
