Marimekko

“[This] sumptuous book offers exuberant post-pandemic eye candy in its many photos and illustrations.”—Ann Landi, Wall Street Journal

“To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the beloved Finnish textile maker, this new book gives fans a look back at some of the brand’s biggest moments, a peek into the printmaking and patterns, and a preview of what the next 70 years might look like for the iconic company.”—Elle Décor

“The book is lush in photographs . . . You’ll certainly find something that catches your attention whether it be a print, a coloration, a piece of furniture, or just how this company has enjoyed a kind of popularity that few in any business can claim.”—Jeffrey Felner, New York Journal of Books
 

“Published to celebrate the lifestyle brand's 70th anniversary this year, [Marimekko: The Art of Printmaking charts] how the well-connected, media-savvy Ratia – and the highly individualistic artists she hand-picked to design for her ­– shaped the label's audacious aesthetic.—Dominic Luytens, BBC News

“Marimekko was conceived as an antifashion company in the 1950s by feminist and utopian Armi Ratia, who designed freeing dresses in bold prints. Women make up a majority of the designers of these iconic prints and the clothing and home goods made with them. In this book, the colorful, instantly recognizable prints are the focus—they splash across full pages, demonstrating anew how they brought joy to a postwar world.”—Lindsay King, Library Journal