Bio

1913–1920

Studies architecture at the Technological University of Finland

1920

Works for architect Oiva Kallio, Helsinki

1924

Collaboration begins in Jyväskylä; marriage

1927–1933

Oce in Turku, Finland

1932

Designs furniture for Paimio Sanatorium that opens in Paimio, Finland

From 1933

Office in Helsinki

1935

Co-founds the company Artek and the Artek Gallery in Helsinki with Alvar Aalto, Maire Gullichsen, and Nils-Gustav Hahl; Aino Aalto becomes chief designer of Artek

1936

Designs the Finnish Pavillon at the Milan Triennal; wins Gold Medal for her Bölgeblick glass series

1937-1939

Interior design of Villa Mairea, Noormarkku, Finland

1948

Exhibition Alvar und Aino Aalto, Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich, Zurich