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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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
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Kivet mug

Off white-dark green

$21.00
$17.00
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Mini Unikko tray - beige-offwhite-blue - Marimekko

Mini Unikko tray

Beige-offwhite-blue

$47.00
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Unikko bowl 2.5 dl - black-white - Marimekko

Unikko bowl 2.5 dl

Black-white

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

Unikko bowl 2.5 dl

Red-white

$22.00
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Isot Kivet fabric - black-white - Marimekko

Isot Kivet fabric

Black-white

$56.00
$43.00
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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 - beige-green-peach - Marimekko
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Pieni Unikko placemat

Beige-green-peach

$22.00
$19.00
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Mini-Unikko fabric - green-pink-brown - Marimekko
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Mini-Unikko fabric

Green-pink-brown

$52.00
$36.00
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Mini-Unikko fabric - beige-green-peach - Marimekko
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Mini-Unikko fabric

Beige-green-peach

$53.00
$48.00
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Pieni Unikko pot holder - green-pink-brown - Marimekko

Pieni Unikko pot holder

Green-pink-brown

$12.00
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Unikko mug 2.5 dl - beige-offwhite-blue - Marimekko
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Unikko mug 2.5 dl

Beige-offwhite-blue

$21.00
$17.00
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Unikko mug 2.5 dl - white-green-peach - Marimekko
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Unikko mug 2.5 dl

White-green-peach

$21.00
$17.00
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Unikko plate 15x12 cm - black-white - Marimekko

Unikko plate 15x12 cm

Black-white

$22.00
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Unikko duvet cover - red-white - Marimekko

Unikko duvet cover

Red-white

$111.00
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Unikko fabric - beige-offwhite-blue - Marimekko

Unikko fabric

Beige-offwhite-blue

$60.00
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Pieni Unikko tray Ø31 cm - red-lila-pink - Marimekko
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Pieni Unikko tray Ø31 cm

Red-lila-pink

$47.00
$35.00
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Unikko duvet cover - beige-offwhite-blue - Marimekko

Unikko duvet cover

Beige-offwhite-blue

$148.00
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Unikko mug 2.5 dl - white-green-pink - Marimekko
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Unikko mug 2.5 dl

White-green-pink

$21.00
$17.00
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Pieni Unikko fabric - red-pink-yellow - Marimekko
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Pieni Unikko fabric

Red-pink-yellow

$52.00
$39.00
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Pieni Unikko fabric - beige, dark grey, brown - Marimekko

Pieni Unikko fabric

Beige, dark grey, brown

$52.00
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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.