Aalto and Nature

AlvarAalto's work is strongly influenced by his experience of nature - especially inthe deep forests of his Finnish homeland. But he also visited the sites ofantiquity on several trips to the Mediterranean and the Orient.
This bookexplores the dominant theme of nature in Aalto's work in a variety of ways. Interestinglyenough, it is little known that he also worked as a landscape architect andcreated the garden for Villa Mairea together with the architecture as a Gesamtkunstwerk.

Richlyillustrated essays describe for example Aalto's garden art and the influencesof the Mediterranean landscape on Elissa, Aino and Alvar Aalto. The wonderfulphotographs by Elina Brotherus, mostly taken especially for this book, showAalto's typical intertwining of interior and exterior spaces and convey themagic of the Finnish landscape.
 

• A fresh look at the work of Elissa, Aino and Alvar Aalto
• With four series of photographs byrenowned photographer Elina Brotherus
• With contributions by Tom Simons,Rainer Knapas, Vilhelm Helander, Johan Martelius and Teija Isohauta