Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer working in furniture, textiles and glassware. Unlike most architects, his style was very transition, from Nordic Classicism to pure Modernism to organic Modernism (which can be seen in the images above).

In this humorous mattress campaign from IKEA, Swedish sleep expert Alvar Karlsson claims to have identified 7 categories of sleeper in Australia. There is the starfish (requires a mattress with a larger surface area), the log (common in students ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine police defused a bomb discovered in the ceiling of a Buenos Aires theater Tuesday, and authorities said it was timed to explode during an appearance there by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The bomb ...

Olympic Games? Done that. Architecture in Helsinki? The city is a temple to the high priest of modernism, Alvar Aalto. Coffee culture? Finns consume way more beans per person (12 kilograms) than any other nation. Design District Helsinki features 190 sites.

The city is dotted with artisanal stores that stock retro pieces by Scandinavia's leading designers (Yngve Ekström, Hans Wegner, Eero Aarnio, Bruno Mathsson, Alvar Aalto) but how does a visitor know where to find them? Guided by two local experts ...

He has carried this objective to sometimes sensationalistic lengths. In 1999 the dealer Mary Boone was arrested after a Sachs show featuring handmade shotguns and an Alvar Aalto vase full of real bullets for people to take home. At the Jewish ...

His parents are Mark Skadsberg and Paris Alvar of Duluth. Grandparents are Janet and Eric Skadsberg of Duluth and Sean and Jackie Alvar of Duluth. Great-grandparents are James and Cleo Larson of Duluth.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Service at Greater Hill of Zion Baptist Church, 1520 Alvar St. on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 11:00 am. Visitation will begin at 9:00 am. Interment: Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements by DW ...

Walker headed the company until 1986, when he decided to hand the reins to Alvar Green to focus on programming instead. Green left in 1992 after Walker sent a 44-page memo to employees criticizing the company's direction. Bartz takes over Carol ...

Muscedere Vineyards: bronze, 2007 Vidal Icewine, $35; bronze, 2011 Riesling, $16. Pelee Island Winery, silver, 2010 Pinot Noir Vinedresser, $24.95; 2010 bronze, Alvar Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, $13.95; bronze, 2010 Meritage, $24.95; gold, 2010 Lucky Stone ...