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Maija Isola

Maija Isola

The textile designer Maija Isola has designed over 500 patterns. The most popular is the Unikko pattern, which is a signature pattern for the brand Marimekko.

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Unikko pillowcase - red - Marimekko

Unikko pillowcase

Red

$19.00
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Kaivo fabric black-white - black-white - Marimekko

Kaivo fabric black-white

Black-white

$52.00
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Unikko tea mug 4 dl - darkgreen-pink-white - Marimekko

Unikko tea mug 4 dl

Darkgreen-pink-white

$23.00
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Pienet Kivet cushion cover - black-white - Marimekko

Pienet Kivet cushion cover

Black-white

$62.00
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Pieni Unikko fabric - red - Marimekko

Pieni Unikko fabric

Red

$52.00
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Kivet mug - off white-dark green - Marimekko

Kivet mug

Off white-dark green

$21.00
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Pieni Unikko kitchen towel - beige-offwhite-blue - Marimekko

Pieni Unikko kitchen towel

Beige-offwhite-blue

$17.00
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Unikko Jacquard - hand towel 50x100 cm - Marimekko

Unikko Jacquard

Hand towel 50x100 cm

$25.00
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Ruusu Mini-Unikko make up bag - beige-offwhite-blue - Marimekko

Ruusu Mini-Unikko make up bag

Beige-offwhite-blue

$42.00
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Unikko plate Ø 13.5 cm - red-purple-pink - Marimekko

Unikko plate Ø 13.5 cm

Red-purple-pink

$23.00
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Unikko Jacquard - bath towel 70x150 cm - Marimekko

Unikko Jacquard

Bath towel 70x150 cm

$49.00
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Unikko fabric - red - Marimekko

Unikko fabric

Red

$52.00
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Unikko bowl 5 dl - black-white - Marimekko

Unikko bowl 5 dl

Black-white

$28.00
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Pieni Unikko apron - beige-offwhite-blue - Marimekko
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Pieni Unikko apron

Beige-offwhite-blue

$46.00
$42.00
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Pieni Unikko apron - red-purple-pink - Marimekko

Pieni Unikko apron

Red-purple-pink

$47.00
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Mini-Unikko fabric - red - Marimekko

Mini-Unikko fabric

Red

$52.00
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Unikko duvet cover - red-white - Marimekko

Unikko duvet cover

Red-white

$111.00
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Unikko duvet cover - beige-offwhite-blue - Marimekko

Unikko duvet cover

Beige-offwhite-blue

$149.00
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Unikko fabric - green-pink-brown - Marimekko

Unikko fabric

Green-pink-brown

$53.00
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Pieni Unikko placemat - red-pink-yellow - Marimekko

Pieni Unikko placemat

Red-pink-yellow

$21.00
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Pieni Unikko placemat - beige-offwhite-yellow - Marimekko

Pieni Unikko placemat

Beige-offwhite-yellow

$22.00
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Pieni Unikko placemat - green-pink-brown - Marimekko

Pieni Unikko placemat

Green-pink-brown

$22.00
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Unikko mug 2.5 dl - red-white - Marimekko

Unikko mug 2.5 dl

Red-white

$20.00
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Unikko mug 2.5 dl - beige-offwhite-blue - Marimekko

Unikko mug 2.5 dl

Beige-offwhite-blue

$21.00
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Maija Isola started her career at the textile and fabric company Printex, but her career and designs had a real break-through when she started working at Marimekko. One could say that Maija Isola was one of the designers that made Marimekko famous, in part thanks to her unique design of the Unikko pattern in 1964.

The Unikko pattern was designed partly in protest, after Marimekko’s founder Armi Ratia banned floral patterns from all Marimekko designs. Cheeky Maija Isola rebelled against this by creating an entire collection of large, beautiful poppy flowers. Armi Ratia ended up liking the unique pattern and allowed it. The pattern was named Unikko after the Finnish word for poppy flowers and went on to become one of Marimekko’s biggest successes. The beautiful floral pattern can be found on anything from fabrics to clothes, porcelain, mouse pads and even planes.

Maija Isola’s designs were tremendously versatile and bold. Her designs were always ahead of time, making her a trendsetter in textile and pattern design. Throughout her career she designed more than 500 patters. Throughout the 1980’s, she designed a great deal of fabrics together with her daughter Kristina Isola, who now manages all designs and the legacy her mother Maija Isola left behind.