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Marimekko Video Unikko Pattern Uncovered The Unikko pattern is Marimekko’s most iconic design. Learn how this splashy print was born.Unikko Pattern continued... The Classic Aalto Vase Since its unveiling in 1937 at the Paris World's Fair, the Aalto vase has been an international sensation.
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Innovation SpotlightKitchen Cloth Holder Magisso has finally solved the eternal problem of storing your kitchen dish cloth. Magisso Spotlight New Finnish DesignMarimekko Wallpaper Now you can decorate your space from floor to ceiling with popular prints by Marimekko with their new wallpapers. See Marimekko Wallpaper Designer ProfileAlvar Aalto Alvar Aalto’s name is well-known throughout the world of modern architecture and design.Alvar Aalto Profile The Kaj Franck Design Prize The Kaj Franck Design Prize is awarded to a designer or team of designers working in the spirit of the late Kaj Franck.This prize was established by Design Forum Finland and it is funded by the Finnish Fair Foundation. The recipient is chosen by a prize jury. The prize is awarded annually without prior application and it is announced to the public in November. Kaj Franck Design Prize continued... Birds by Toikka BookBirds by Toikka catalogs all of Oiva Toikka's glass bird collection. Complete with color photogaphs and descriptions, this book is a useful guide to his works and is available at FinnishGifts.com.Did You Know?Oiva Toikka is one of the greatest names in Finnish glass, but his career as a stage and costume designer is equally as long as his work in ceramics and glass.Design District HelsinkiHelsinki offers an ideal place to get to know Finnish design. Located in the center of Helsinki, the Design District is an area full of design shops, fashion stores, museums, art galleries, restaurants and more.ArtekArtek Artek was founded in 1935 by four young idealists: Alvar and Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl. The business idea of the company was "to sell furniture and to promote modern culture of habitation by exhibitions and other means." The founders of Artek advocated a new kind of environment for everyday life. They believed in a grand synthesis of the arts and wanted to make a difference in town planning as well as architecture and design. More about Artek Design Forum FinlandDesign Forum Finland Design Forum Finland actively promotes the competitiveness and development of Finnish industry and culture through the means of design. It is maintained by the Finnish Society for Crafts and Design, which was founded in 1875. More about Design Forum Finland Maija IsolaDesigner: Maija Isola Maija Isola (1927–2001) was the first full-time designer hired by Printex, the company that eventually spawned Marimekko. Her most famous print, Unikko, has become the most recognizable icon of the Marimekko Company. More about Maija Isola Harri KoskinenDesigner: Harri Koskinen Young designer Harri Koskinen has risen rapidly in his international career as a designer. He has designed for the likes of Marimekko and iittala, employing his wide ranging talent in a variety of contexts from textiles to wristwatches.More about Harri Koskinen MarimekkoMarimekko Marimekko Corporation is a leading Finnish textile and clothing design company that was established in 1951. The company designs, manufactures and markets high-quality clothing, interior decoration textiles, bags and other accessories under the Marimekko brand, both in Finland and abroad.More about Marimekko |
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