Iittala at 3daysofdesign | 10–12 June 2026, Copenhagen
In 2026, the Aalto vase celebrates 90 years as one of the most enduring icons of modern design. To mark this milestone, Iittala presents the Aalto 90 Pavilion at Ofelia Plads during 3 Days of Design: a walk-in architectural interpretation of Alvar Aalto’s iconic silhouette. Rising seven metres high, the pavilion transforms the familiar form into a monumental spatial experience, inviting visitors to step inside a living piece of design history. Designed by Tableau CPH, the pavilion translates Aalto’s organic language into contemporary architecture, where heritage meets bold, experiential scale.
Conceived as an immersive encounter with the Aalto legacy, the pavilion brings together space, sound and materiality in a multisensory journey through Iittala’s creative universe. Inside, visitors encounter the Aalto City Vases within an environment that connects past, present and future, offering a place for reflection and dialogue around the role of design in everyday life.
Realised in collaboration with Hydro, the pavilion is brought to life through aluminium – chosen for its strength, lightness and infinite recyclability. Building on Hydro’s long-standing collaborations with designers and architects, recycled and low-carbon aluminium enables a structure that is both expressive and responsible. Designed to be dismantled and reassembled, the pavilion is created with longevity in mind, allowing it to travel and take on new meanings beyond a single event.
In this way, the Iittala Aalto 90 Pavilion becomes a meeting point between design heritage and material innovation.
Six creative cities. Six unique colours.
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of Alvar Aalto’s iconic form, the Aalto 90 City Vase collection reinterprets the design through the essence of six creative cities: Helsinki, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, New York and Berlin. Known for travelling for both business and pleasure, Alvar Aalto drew inspiration for his work from around the world.
The limited edition Aalto 90 Helsinki, Amsterdam, Berlin and Copenhagen Vases are available from 10 June 2026 onwards online at iittala.com and Iittala flagship store Esplanadi in Helsinki, and Iittala stores in Antwerp and Amsterdam.
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Iittala and Byredo collaboration: LJUS – Rituals of Light and Scent.
Iittala and Byredo present LJUS — a collaboration exploring Nordic light through glass, flame and scent. The collaboration will make its conceptual debut at MATTER and SHAPE in Paris in March 2026.
Rooted in a shared respect for material, craft and atmosphere, LJUS brings together Iittala’s heritage in glassmaking with Byredo’s sensorial approach to modern culture. Light is treated not only as an effect, but as a material — shaped, reflected and experienced through everyday moments in the home.
At the heart of LJUS is craftsmanship: glass formed through heat, breath and human touch, and the quiet knowledge passed down through generations of makers. Each object carries traces of the process behind it — subtle variations that speak to the living nature of the material.
The collaboration unfolds as an exploration of contrasts: fire and ice, clarity and warmth, permanence and ephemerality. Small rituals of light and scent become starting points for objects that hold mood, presence and atmosphere.The collaboration’s new capsule collection will launch in October 2026.
FIRST TAPIO WIRKKALA RETROSPECTIVE IN JAPAN MARKS DESIGNER'S 110th ANNIVERSARY
The first major retrospective of renowned Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala in Japan opens at The Tokyo Station Gallery in April 2025, in collaboration with EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Foundation and Blue Sheep. The exhibition showcases 300 works, including his revolutionary Ultima Thule glass collection originally created for Iittala in the 1960s. Iittala supports the exhibition with a dramatic installation featuring close to 400 Ultima Thule glasses.
Tapio Wirkkala: The Sculptor of Ultima Thule
The Tokyo Station Gallery presents a retrospective exhibition on Tapio Wirkkala "The Sculptor of Ultima Thule” in collaboration with the Finnish EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Foundation, and the Japanese company Blue Sheep.
Opening in April 2025, this first comprehensive Japanese retrospective will tour throughout 2025 and 2026, featuring 300 works mainly curated from the Foundation's collection, which is deposited and displayed at EMMA. With special cooperation from Iittala, the exhibition includes a dramatic installation of over 400 Ultima Thule glasses, showcasing Wirkkala's iconic design inspired by the melting ice of Lapland.
Monocle Design Talk: A Shared vision of dualism in design
The exhibition's opening will be marked by a special Monocle design talk hosted by Nic Monisse, featuring Iittala's Creative Director Janni Vepsäläinen in conversation with Petra Wirkkala from the Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Foundation, and Takahiro Tsuchida, Editor of ILLM magazine.
The discussion will explore how the fascinating dualism in Wirkkala's work - balancing nature's organic forms with industrial precision - continues to deeply inspire Vepsäläinen's creative vision for Iittala today. The talk will be part of Monocle on Design, the leading voice in global design journalism delivering insights on everything from furniture and fashion to craft and architecture. The episode is available as part of Monocle's design podcast series here.
Iittala as part of Helsinki Design Week
As a part of Helsinki Design Week, we celebrated the opening of the Kaamos exhibition and the launch of our Autumn/Winter 2024 collection. The event took place at the new KULT event space and nightclub, located in the iconic Kulttuuritalo (House of Culture), a Helsinki landmark designed by Alvar Aalto and opened in 1958.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us at the opening party or visited the exhibition. We’re excited to share these captivating moments captured during the event. Explore more through our Instagram highlights, where our guests have shared their unique perspectives.
Unique glass artworks
The glass sculptures, each mouth-blown by master glassblowers at the Iittala glass factory, encapsulate the contrasting seasons that inspired the AW24 collection n, where the extreme light of summer gives way to darkness. Throughout history, life as part of nature has been shaped by various beliefs and rituals. From this uniqueness comes the power that these glass sculptures interpret.
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