The Colours of Alvar Aalto

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    Abstrakti

    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
    AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
    OtsikkoProceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2018
    KustantajaInternational Colour Association (AIC)
    Sivut65-70
    Sivumäärä6
    ISBN (elektroninen)978-0-6484724-0-7
    TilaJulkaistu - marrask. 2018
    OKM-julkaisutyyppiA4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
    TapahtumaInternational Colour Association Interim Meeting - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugali
    Kesto: 25 syysk. 201829 syysk. 2018

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Colour Association Interim Meeting
    LyhennettäAIC
    Maa/AluePortugali
    KaupunkiLisbon
    Ajanjakso25/09/201829/09/2018

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