Villa Flora Limited Edition
Born on the yard of Villa Flora, the beloved summer house of the Aaltos. We have the honour of bringing together the birch from the yard of Villa Flora and the Aaltos’ iconic design heritage.
The Aaltos highly valued family-time. In 1926, Aino designed Villa Flora in Alajärvi as a summer house for the family. For over 20 years, the Aaltos spent their summers at their beloved villa. Through all these years, Villa Flora has remained in the possession of the Aalto family.
Now, almost 100 years later, two birches grew too close to the summer villa, and they had to be cut down. We saved the best pieces of the birches and turned them into a limited collection of 1000 numbered Villa Flora Limited Edition Watches.
Beautiful, light-coloured birch couples seamlessly with the Aaltos’ timeless design. The beating heart of the watch is the prestigious Miyota automatic movement.
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- Dial Color Gold
- Metal Parts & Inner Case 316L Stainless steel
- Metal Parts Color Gold
- Wood Material Birch from the yard of Villa Flora
- Movement Automatic Movement
- Movement Model Miyota 9015 Automatic movement with 24 jewels, 42 hour power reserve
- Glass Sapphire glass
- Interchangeable Band Yes
- Water Resistance 5 ATM
- Origin Design Harri Koskinen, Helsinki, Finland. Based on the work and rarely seen sketchbooks of Alvar and Aino Aalto.
- Origin Movement Japan
- Origin Wood Material Villa Flora, Alajärvi, Finland
- Origin Assembly Shenzhen, China
Size
- Case Size: 40mm
- Case Thickness: 10mm
- Band Length: 14-21cm
- Band Width: 20mm
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THE BELOVED SUMMER HOUSE OF THE AALTOS – VILLA FLORA
When they weren't working, Aino and Alvar Aalto cherished time with their family. In 1926, Aino designed a serene lakeside summer house for the Aalto family, nestled beneath the birch trees.
The family spent their summers there, immersed in nature—relaxing, swimming, and rowing together. This beloved retreat was named Villa Flora.
Below, you can explore moments from their life at Villa Flora through photos from the Aalto family album.
Spending summer days at Villa Flora.
Ready for a swim: Alvar and the kids.
Villa Flora under the trees.
Playing by the lake with the children.
FROM A BIRCH INTO A WATCH
Now, almost a century later, the birch trees around Villa Flora have grown high, and over the years a couple of them have grown too close to the villa. These trees had to be cut down, but their cherished story will not end there.
Together with an iconic design, the birch from the summer landscape of the Aaltos adorn the unique batch of 1000 numbered Villa Flora Limited Edition Watches.
ICONIC CIRCULAR HOLES ON THE WATCH BEZEL
STEPS ON THE WATCH CASE
BAND INSPIRED BY THE WOODEN GRATING OF THE AALTOS
Nothing that is old can be reborn. But nor will it disappear entirely. And that which once was, always returns in some new form.
-ALVAR AALTO 1921
Alvar and Aino Aalto –The masters of form
Functionality, an everyday aesthetic and timelessness form the base for the design philosophy of Alvar and Aino Aalto.
They are a strong and steady part of the Scandinavian design heritage. For decades, the Aaltos have been leaving their mark on Finnish homes and hearts with their beautiful design classics.
Together with the award-winning designer Harri Koskinen, we had the opportunity to study rarely-seen sketchbooks of Alvar and Aino Aalto.
Close collaboration with the Aalto heirs resulted in an elegant and modern Aarni X Alvar & Aino Aalto watch collection that radiates the philosophy and design language of the Aaltos, taking its place in the grand Scandinavian design tradition.
Award-winning designer Harri Koskinen
The watch collection is designed by the award-winning contemporary Finnish designer Harri Koskinen. Koskinen’s watch design was created with Finnish birch and a combination of details that revive the design heritage of the Aaltos.
"It was important to create an independent design for the watches. Small details support the unique overall experience." -Harri Koskinen
With the favourite wood of the Aaltos: Birch
Alvar and Aino were pioneers of working with, bending and utilising birch. And later icons.
The color of birch wood is light and even, and its grain patterns are often rather subtle. The pattern of the wood can vary depending on the habitat of the tree and the woodgrains can vary in direction, creating wavy patterns.
The ground-breaking L-leg created by the Aaltos laid the foundation for a new way of using wood in design and objects.
Birch bends again. This time into a watch.
“I knew it was a crazy idea. But also one of the most fascinating ones.”
We summarised the story of Aarni X Alvar & Aino Aalto watch collection into a short documentary. Watch the video below.
