Alvar Aalto Museum




In the Gallery at the Alvar Aalto Museum December 5, 2007 to February 24, 2008.

The first exhibition to be held in the Gallery, the Alvar Aalto Museum’s new venue for temporary exhibitions, is entitled Ben af Schultén & the Artek tradition. The exhibition will be showing a cross-section of the work of the designer Ben af Schultén. On show there will be well-known light fittings and items of furniture designed for Artek, but less well-known pieces, such as prototypes, have been given a place in the exhibition, too. The exhibition will also be showing af Schultén’s interior, exhibition and trade-fair designs, plus some of his practical graphic work. The designer’s personal fondness for art is brought out in the exhibition in various ways including works of art chosen for the exhibition by Ben af Schultén himself.

The exhibits are from the collections of Artek and the Design Museum, and Huonekalutehdas Korhonen. Some of the exhibits have been loaned by private individuals. The exhibition has been designed by interior designer Simo Heikkilä.

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Alvar Aallon katu 7
Jyväskylä
Finland
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