Marimekko’s famous poppy pattern Unikko was born in 1964 in a time, when the design house’s collections featured mostly abstract prints. Designer Maija Isola wanted to create something interesting from this organic theme and designed an entire range of floral prints. Today, the iconic flower represents creativity. Marimekko Kioski translates adds yet another contemporary dimension to the print.
Kivet
Design Maija Isola 1956
The
Kivet (stones) pattern builds on circles cut with scissors. The pattern was
most likely inspired by the rough-edged stones that were manually cleared from
the designer's atelier home's grounds.
Tasaraita
Design Annika Rimala 1968
When
jeans started to become increasingly popular among both women and men, Annika Rimala
wanted to design a collection of cotton jersey clothes to go with jeans. For
all denim lovers, regardless of age, size or gender. That's how Marimekko's
first cotton jersey collection was born. Evenly striped, expressing equality.
Piccolo
Design Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi
1953
In
1953, the very year she joined Marimekko, Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi created Piccolo, a striped fabric
pattern painted with vivid brushstrokes. Three years later, the Jokapoika
(every boy) shirt made from the fabric appeared in shops and the streets – for
good, it seems.
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