Ittala and the craft of the Glass

This Finnish locality to which can be agreed catching a train from Helsinki (to see hotels in Helsinski), has noticeable always by the bill that its artisans carry out of the glass by means of the technique of the craft puff and by their stores.



In the glassworks of that locality visits guided are carried out in which we will be able to see how the glass blowers create the famous vases of design of Alvar Aalto and all the products that compose the denomination of origin of Ittala.

In the Museum of the Glass we will be able to see samples of these creators of a period that covers 125 years. In the proximity of this museum we will be able to see, in an old school reconverted creations of design finlandes of Alvar Alato, I Wall Wirkkala, Swindle Sarpaneva and Kaj Franck, also between May 31 and 10 dde August you show of Naive design.

In Lasifantasia, name that has in end the “Fantasy of Glass”, the last tendencies can be seen by hand of young designers. Besides we will be able to enjoy the picturesque stores in Lasimäki. Another of the characteristics of this city are its renowned cocholates and the honey.

All a trip that will cause find us us with the true essences of the northern countries and that will show us that is possible to live in the first world, we recall that these northern countries have the IDH higher of the countries of world, maintaining the traditions, in this case of the craft, that do that we be able ententender what was the Finnish company many years ago.

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