AALTO VASES

Design pioneer Alvar Aalto’s asymmetrical waves (“aalto" in Finnish) won the 1937 
Paris World Fair. In the decades since, they’ve become an icon of Scandinavian
 interior design. Taking inspiration from the thousands of lakes in his native Finland, 
Aalto’s waves combine function and sculpture. Each Aalto vase goes through a
 multi-step production process at the Iittala Glass Factory. First, the vase is mouth
blown, then hand cut before going through several polishings. mouth blown expertise.