How Arno Rafael Minkkinen and Iittala Are Creating a Conversation with the Past

On the 90th anniversary of the archetypal Aalto vase, Iittala invites a collective of contemporary artists to reinterpret the icon through their craft. Turning the object into a source of inspiration, The Spirit of Aalto aims to bring its design to new audiences in art and design while celebrating its longstanding legacy. From its inception, when Alvar Aalto presented the vase at a design competition, to the various limited-edition releases with master artisans, collaboration lands at the core o...