Alvar Aalto Savoy vase, 16 cm. Keramik The white bands were applied

The white bands were applied before the piece was blown into shape

Skålene er i perfekt stand

Glass produced before Margrethe was considered "just a glass" and the designer behind it was therefore not that important

but due to little catalogue material it is not possible to date these glasses

Alvar Aalto Savoy vase, 16 cm. Keramik The white bands were appliedHeight 16 cm. Alvar Aalto designed the Savoy vase in 1936, in collaboration with his wife Aino Aalto, for the Savoy Restaurant in Helsinki, which opened the following year. The vase was part of the couple's overall interior design of the place. The vase has been produced by the Finnish company Iittala since 1937, where the vase was entered in a design competition in 1936. The vase is in perfect condition.