Aalto
alvar
[ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (show ipa), 1898–1976, finnish architect and furniture designer.
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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