Maija Sofia Isola was a Finnish designer of printed textiles, and the creator of over 500 patterns, including Unikko ("Poppy"). The bold, colourful prints she created as the head designer of Marimekko made the Finnish company famous in the 1960s. Undisputedly the most famous textile designer...
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Marimekko dishes featuring Isola's 1964 Unikko poppy pattern![Page from Isola's "Pattern Books", showing the hand-drawn construction of her 1968 textile pattern Lovelovelove and her handwritten annotations. The pattern books continued to serve as production manuals after her death.[15]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Maija_Isola_Pattern_Book_LoveLoveLove_1968.jpg)
Page from Isola's "Pattern Books", showing the hand-drawn construction of her 1968 textile pattern Lovelovelove and her handwritten annotations. The pattern books continued to serve as production manuals after her death.[15]
Tablecloth in Isola's 1974 Primavera pattern (with candleholders designed by Heikki Orvola)
The glowing colours and bold patterns in Marimekko owe much to Maija Isola's design and example. A roll of Unikko is second from the bottom of the fabric stand; a vertical roll of the black-and-white Joonas (Jonah) stands at the far left.
A Finnair Airbus A340-300 flies painted with Isola's 'Marimekko Unikko' pattern in 2015.Artists born in the 1920s 6
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Maija Sofia Isola was a Finnish designer of printed textiles, and the creator of over 500 patterns, including Unikko ("Poppy"). The bold, colourful prints she created as the head designer of Marimekko made the Finnish company famous in the 1960s. She also had a successful career as a visual artist.Undisputedly the most famous textile designer... at Marimekko
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