Iittala's 7m Savoy Pavilion at 3 Days of Design 2026
A seven-metre aluminium Savoy vase rises at Copenhagen’s harbour edge: Iittala and Norsk Hydro have built Alvar Aalto’s 1936 icon at monumental scale, walkable inside, for 3 Days of Design 2026. The iittala savoy pavilion 3 days of design commission - officially the Aalto 90 Pavilion - is the centrepiece of Iittala’s contribution to the 17–19 June 2026 edition of the Copenhagen festival, built in low-carbon Hydro REDUXA aluminium and timed to mark ninety years since Aalto designed the original glass vessel for the Savoy restaurant in Helsinki. It is also, read alongside the same supplier’s commissions at Schloss Hollenegg, the clearest sign yet that Norsk Hydro is positioning itself as design-grade aluminium’s go-to producer for 2026. ...