Marimekko : in patterns.
"Internationally beloved Finnish design brand Marimekko's iconic patterns grace home decor, apparel, and accessories, and have informed and influenced tastemakers worldwide for over half a century. Richly illustrated with photographs and prints both classic and new, this vibrant volume (launching along with covetable notebooks and postcards) offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the brand's creative process."--
Published simultaneously in Finnish and English. Finnish title: Marimekko kurioissa.
Foreword / Minna Kemell-Kutvonen -- Living shapes and patterns / Sami Sykkö -- Empowering contradictions / Minna Kemell-Kutvonen -- Life springs from opposing forces -- From sketch to fabric -- Starting points -- From pattern to screen -- Colorways -- Machines at work -- Finishing touch - final check -- Classic patterns and their makers -- Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi - simplified shapes -- Annika Rimala - equality and practicality -- Maija Isola - a life in patterns -- A peek behind the pattern - designers in conversation / Maria Härkäpää -- Kristina Isola -- Mika Piirainen -- Aino-Maija Metsola -- Sami Ruotsalainen -- Maija Louekari -- Noora Niinikoski -- Fujiwo Ishimoto -- Jenni Tuominen -- Teresa Moorhouse -- Tuula Pöyhönen -- Erja Hirvi -- Marimekko in fashion / Sami Sykkö -- 60 years of pattern-making history -- The first fashion show -- Armi Ratia - Marimekko's founder -- 1950s -- 1960s -- 1970s -- 1980s -- 1990s -- 2000s -- Marimekko's future patterns / Sami Sykkö
"Internationally beloved Finnish design brand Marimekko's iconic patterns grace home decor, apparel, and accessories, and have informed and influenced tastemakers worldwide for over half a century. Richly illustrated with photographs and prints both classic and new, this vibrant volume (launching along with covetable notebooks and postcards) offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the brand's creative process."--
Marimekko Oy.
Decorative arts