Alvar Aalto Glass Vase from Iittala - 3.7"h Smarter Smaller Spaces elegantly echoing the rectangular walnut

elegantly echoing the rectangular walnut veneer top

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Alvar Aalto Glass Vase from Iittala - 3.7"h Smarter Smaller Spaces elegantly echoing the rectangular walnutWhen Finnish design legend Alvar Aalto first showed this deliriously wavy vase at the World's Fair in 1937, its sinuous lines and shape caused an instant sensation. The Aalto vase was commissioned for and used in the interior design of the luxury Savoy restaurant in Helsinki, Finland. An object in MoMA''s collection, the Aalto Vase's mysterious undulating shape has been the subject of much speculation; some say it is based on Aalto's sketches