The beautiful A 338 Bilberry pendant lamp, designed by Alvar Aalto, is a stand-out icon of Finnish design and a Stardust Staff Pick.
A beautiful lamp inspired by the Finnish "Bilberry", a small Finnish
variation of the classic blueberry. The Bilberry was one of Alvar
Aalto's favorite fruits. Alvar Aalto used to love the mustikkapiirakka
his wife (Aino Aalto) used to make...a delicous Finnish Bilberry Pie.
And indeed; the shape of his lamp design clearly resembles the
Bilberries which can still collected in the forests of Finland nowadays.
The round Alvar Aalto Bilberry lamp, model A 338, is particularly
suited as a spotlight since it provides direct non-diffused light. One
of Alvar Aalto's Finnish fixtures for Artek, the on-the-smaller-size
A 338 Bilberry Pendant Lamp will provide direct light from its offset
opening in the painted steel shade. The A 338 Bilberry lamp was used in
Alvar Aalto's renowned Maison Louis Carré (a modernist house designed
by Alvar Aalto in 1956-1958). Sleek, sophisticated and naturally
modern, this beautiful pendant light fixture compliments any interior.
The A338 Bilberry Lamp was prominently featured in Alvar Aalto's Maison Louis Carré. In the commune of Bazoches-sur-Guyonnes, about 40
kilometers southwest of Paris, sits one of the most important private
houses designed by Alvar Aalto: Maison Louis Carré. The client, Louis
Carré, was a prominent French art dealer who was also very interested in
architecture. He desired a house that would be able to accommodate many
guests for art viewings, but also incorporated a private component. He
commissioned Aalto to design his house in 1956.
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