Dining Room with Alvar Aalto Beehive Pendant Lamp from Stardust. The iconic A 331 pendant lamp was designed by Finnish architect/designer Alvar Aalto in 1953 for the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Alvar Aalto's modernist A 331 lamp captures the essence of Scandinavian design with its attractive layers of painted matte white steel with brass accents. Click image for product tags.