Word: alvar
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...concerned that too many strange angles would make people reject the place. "I wanted to give them what I call a handrail, a visual handrail." He means that he designed a comforting, symmetrical interior in cozy Douglas fir, with gentle curves that strongly recall the work of Alvar Aalto, the Finnish architect whose work is one of Gehry's lifelong inspirations. Gehry's multicolored floral-pattern upholstery is another nod to the comfort factor. A tribute to Lillian's love of flowers, those theme-park reds and blues are also an antielitist gesture that's pure Gehry...
...gallery also shows furniture from Alvar Aalto, a furniture designer from whom the Browns comissioned 85 pieces to place in Windshield. Working from the tradition of the Swedish Modern school, Aalto’s designs look almost commonplace today—a testament to his lasting influence on the world of furniture design. His simple wooden chair is upholstered in a wild zebra print, a fabric the Browns selected from Elsa Gullberg, a Swedish textile artist who was also a member of the modern school. The bright blue floor that the furniture is placed upon is also symbolic?...
...been terrified of student loans for the past couple of years," says Mia R. Alvar '00. "Now, I'm just like, whatever. They're going to get paid back eventually...