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References
- ↑ Mara Vorhees (2 November 2012). "An Alvar Aalto tour of Finland". BBC Travel, Lonely Planet. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
His curvaceous Savoy vase is still an icon of Finnish design 75 years after its creation. But these internationally known pieces are not the basis for Aalto's title as the father of Modernism.
- ↑ Hauffe, Thomas (1996). Design. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 126. ISBN 9788202159863.
"Vasen vant internasjonal berømmelse etter krigen, ..." (The vase won international fame after the war ..)
- 1 2 "Eskimonaisen nahkahousut eli Savoy-maljakko täyttää 70 vuotta". formin.finland.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ "Alvar Aalto's Savoy Vase Continues to Inspire Designers". Finnish Design Blog. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ "Ceramics". Icon . April 2005. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ "The Identity & Para Identity of Tobi Wong". Guy Keulemans: design research and objects. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
Further reading
- Alvar Aalto: The Complete Catalogue of Architecture, Design and Art. Göran Schildt. New York: Rizzoli International, 1994.