Savoy Vase Added by AlvarAalto
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Photo: Design Museum
This piece was originally designed for the 1936 competition sponsored by Karhula-Iittala, which Aalto won. The Savoy Restaurant later commissioned several pieces, like this one, and since then the pieces carry the Savoy name.
Sources:
Design Museum
http://www.designmuseum.org/design/alvar-aalto
Met Museum
http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/ho/11/eue/ho_1985.223.htm
