{"product_id":"aalto-and-nature-9783035628845","title":"Aalto and Nature","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAlvar\nAalto's work is strongly influenced by his experience of nature – especially in\nthe deep forests of his Finnish homeland. But he also visited the sites of\nantiquity on several trips to the Mediterranean and the Orient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book\nexplores the dominant theme of nature in Aalto's work in a variety of ways. Interestingly\nenough, it is little known that he also worked as a landscape architect and\ncreated the garden for Villa Mairea together with the architecture as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGesamtkunstwerk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRichly\nillustrated essays describe for example Aalto's garden art and the influences\nof the Mediterranean landscape on Elissa, Aino and Alvar Aalto. The wonderful\nphotographs by Elina Brotherus, mostly taken especially for this book, show\nAalto's typical intertwining of interior and exterior spaces and convey the\nmagic of the Finnish landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA fresh look at the work of Elissa, Aino and Alvar Aalto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWith four series of photographs by\nrenowned photographer Elina Brotherus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWith contributions by Tom Simons,\nRainer Knapas, Vilhelm Helander, Johan Martelius and Teija Isohauta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Simons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280048664827,"sku":"9783035628845","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9783035628845.jpg?v=1772488396","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/aalto-and-nature-9783035628845","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}