'Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers' - Charles W.Eliot
Artist: Alvar Aalto Author: Richard Weston Publisher: Phaidon Date: 1995 Condition: A first edition hardback complete with original unclipped dust wrapper, over the black linen boards with blind embossing. The wrapper with a few light handling and shelf marks, internally the book is clean and complete. Loosely inserted is a flyer for the project to save Aalto's Viipuri Library
A major monograph on this important Finnish architect and designer, written by a leading authority on his work, this is a key volume for the study of Aalto and the wider scope of Scandinavian design in the context of international modernism.
Beautifully produced and lavishly illustrated throughout, this is a book that both informs and delights the reader.
