Alvar Aalto Restore Project – Gaetano Pesce

 

 

 

The Alvar Alto Restore Project was to create a sculptural object that would be made in limited series to be auctioned off to raise funds in the restoration of a famous library in Finland designed by Alvar Aalto.

My task was to build a wood model of the building to scale, while keeping in mind casting and mold protocols. Then I built a mold according to Gaetano Pesce’s specifications. Once everything was ready, Gaetano would pour the resin and blend a unique paint color palate for each resin model made. Then he would sign each resin sculptural object, each one being a unique piece.

These are some casual studio photos of the finished resin Object and the wooden model that was used to build the mold.