INSIDE THE VILLA MAIREA

In the autumn of 1936, Finnish art patrons and industrialists Maire and Harry Gullichsen asked their friends, Alvar and Aino Aalto, to design a home for them. The design process turned into a vivid interaction between architects and clients, and the resulting resi dence, Villa Mairea, became one of the masterpieces of 20th-century Modernist architecture and design. Inside the Villa Mairea inclu des design drawings and recent photos of the home and its crafts, artworks and furniture, down to the music room, books, silverware and kitche...[Read more]