iittala Alvar Aalto Vases
An icon of Finnish design, the iittala Alvar Aalto Vase is one of the most famous glass pieces in history. Alvar Aalto created the Alvar Aalto Vase design in 1936 and entered it in the Karhula-Iittala Glass Design Competition, in which it won first place. The Aalto Vase was unveiled the following year at the World's Fair in Paris, where its simple and organic shape was received as revolutionary compared to the ornate styles of the time. Today, the Aalto Vase remains modern and timeless. Each iittala Alvar Aalto Vase is still crafted by its original mouth-blown process by Finland’s most skilled glassblowers at iittala. While the fluid form feels like a natural occurrence, it takes 7 craftsmen, 12 work stages and 30 hours to create just one of these extraordinary vases. Each vase is machine etched with “ALVAR AALTO IITTALA” on the base.
