Aino Aalto

Aino Aalto (1894-1949) was a well-known Finnish designer and architect. In 1935 the designer, her husband Alvar Aalto, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl founded Artek, a world-famous furniture and lighting company. During her brilliant career, Aino was a furniture and interior designer, architect and photographer, but it is mainly for her glass designs that she became famous. His best known design is the glass collection that bears his name, designed in 1932 for Iittala.