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Written by the Aaltos’ grandson, this unique work offers an intimate portrait of the pioneering design couple whose legacy extends far beyond architecture. While Aino and Alvar Aalto are celebrated around the world for their groundbreaking buildings, furniture, glassware, and interiors, their private lives remained largely hidden from view for decades.
Drawing on previously unpublished correspondence, photographs, and drawings spanning the years 1921 to 1949, the book uncovers the creative and emotional partnership that defined both their lives and their work. Through personal letters and rare archival material, readers gain unprecedented insight into a relationship built on shared ambition, artistic collaboration, and enduring love.
The rights have already been sold to seven territories, and the book has been published in English and French by Phaidon Press, the world’s leading art and design publisher.
Unlike traditional biographies focused primarily on the Aaltos’ professional achievements, this book brings a profoundly human dimension to their story. As UNESCO recognition places renewed focus on the Aaltos’ enduring contribution to world culture, this compelling account offers readers an essential and deeply moving perspective on the couple behind some of the twentieth century’s most celebrated design achievements.
For readers fascinated by architecture, design history, and extraordinary human stories, this is the definitive portrait of Aino and Alvar Aalto, a partnership whose legacy continues to inspire generations around the globe.
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THE STORY OF AINO AND ALVAR AALTO
Rakastan sinussa ihmistä – Aino ja Alvar Aallon tarina, Otava 2021, 462 pp.
Rights sold:
FINLAND: Otava (orig.)
CHINA: Lens
ESTONIA: Postimees
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Solar Films Inc.
FRANCE: Phaidon Press
HUNGARY: Európa Könyvkiadó
ITALY: Salani
JAPAN: Soshisha
WORLD ENGLISH: Phaidon Press
Reading Material:
English edition
Finnish edition
