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Marimekko : in patterns.

Title: Marimekko : in patterns.
Publication: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2014.

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Description

245 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

Internationally beloved Finnish design brand Marimekko's iconic patterns grace home décor, 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. A colorful legacy is revealed, along with the innovative creators--from 1950s pioneers to twenty-first-century masters--who have shaped the company's heritage and continue to make visual magic today. Rare sketchbook pages, in-depth looks at particular eras, and page after page of gorgeous designs make this a book sure to enchant anyone interested in fashion, art, or the patterned and color-drenched world of Marimekko.
"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."--

Uniform Title

Marimekko kurioissa.

Alternative Title

In patterns: Marimekko

Subjects

Note

Published simultaneously in Finnish and English. Finnish title: Marimekko kurioissa.

Language (note)

In English.

Contents

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

ISBN

9781452134048 (pbk.)
1452134049 (pbk.)

LCCN

2014037928

OCLC

ocn870200145
870200145
SCSB-5771437

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries