A aalto
[ahl-taw] /ˈɑl tɔ/
noun
alvar
[ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (show ipa), 1898–1976, finnish architect and furniture designer.
aalto
/finnish ˈɑːltɔ/
noun
alvar (ˈalvar). 1898–1976, finnish architect and furniture designer, noted particularly for his public and industrial buildings, in which wood is much used. he invented bent plywood furniture (1932)
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