The Colours of Alvar Aalto

Harald Arnkil

The Colours of Alvar Aalto

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Abstract

A great number of books and articles have been written about the architecture and furniture designs of Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), but very few of them mention anything about his use of colours. This paper focuses on how Alvar Aalto was influenced in his use of colours by the avant-garde and modern art and design of his time. Colour is an integral element of Aalto’s architecture, especially in his lesser-known early works and in the world-famous functionalist buildings of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Aalto was not only an architect, but also a designer of innovative furniture, lamps and glassware. Colour played a major role in also these designs.

Keywords: Alvar Aalto, architecture, design, colours

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2018
Publisher	International Colour Association (AIC)
Pages	65-70
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-6484724-0-7
Publication status	Published - Nov 2018
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	International Colour Association Interim Meeting - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 25 Sept 2018 → 29 Sept 2018

Conference

Conference	International Colour Association Interim Meeting
Abbreviated title	AIC
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	25/09/2018 → 29/09/2018

Keywords

Alvar Aalto
architecture
design
colours

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24 May 2019
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