Aino and Alvar Aalto: Two Visionary Icons of Nordic Design

This autumn, Millesgården Museum presents AALTO – Aino & Alvar, an exhibition celebrating two pioneers who redefined modern design through creativity, equality and human values. Working side by side, Aino and Alvar Aalto developed a timeless vision where architecture, interiors and everyday objects formed a unified and organic whole.

The exhibition features more than 200 pieces from the world’s largest private Aalto collection, including furniture, lighting, glassware and prototypes that reveal their experimental approach and shared philosophy. Together they created a design language that fused beauty, function and empathy, shaping the foundation of what we now recognize as Nordic design.

Millesgården invites visitors to explore their enduring legacy, a celebration of form, harmony and the deeply human spirit at the heart of their work.