5 Online Architecture & Design Exhibitions for April 2020
...⇶ Design Museum Danmark - furnitureindex Alvar Aalto Foundation - A Stool Makes History Hosted by Goggle Arts and Culture A Stool Makes History is the online version of the Alvar Aalto Foundation's 2013 exhibition of the same name, and despite the unequivocal title, isn't just about Aalto's Stool 60 rather it uses the story of Stool 60 as a conduit via which to explore the work of Alvar and Aino Aalto... And in being such not only helps one approach a better understanding of just how much research, revolution and design is contained within the inconspicuous looking Stool 60, but also allows for the briefest of insights into the person of Otto Korhonen, director of the manufacturer Huonekalutehdas Korhonen and whose technical knowledge was so important in the development of the Aaltos' bent wood furniture; of the Aaltos' Paimio Sanatorium, a defining project in the development of Aino and Alvar Aalto, and a not irrelevant project in our current times; of how and why Artek came to be; but for all as reminder that back in the day it was Aino and Alvar Aalto, Alvar's predominance in the partnership being a largely post-war phenomenon...
