5 reasons why buy vintage glass Bolgeblick by Aino Aalto
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1. The iconic early modernist glassware series Bölgeblick (Wave glance in English) marked the beginning of contemporary tableware design. These items look actual in our interiors even today.
2. Created by one of the first female designers, Aino Aalto. It was made for the Karhula glassworks in Finland, production began in 1932.
3. In 1936 Bölgeblick was awarded the Gold Medal at the Milan Triennial, the most prestigious design exhibition of its time.
4. The series is distinguished by its soft yet geometric contours and unique stepped forms that are distinctly atectonic.
5. Interesting that Aino's surname Aalto means Wave in Finnish. Great symbolism with the name of the series.