Continuing the Art of Play
February 9, 2022
Artist: Maija Isola
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About the artist
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Maija Sofia Isola (15 March 1927 – 3 March 2001) was a Finnish designer of printed textiles, creating over 500 patterns including Unikko ("Poppy"). Her bold colourful designs made the home furnishings and fashion company Marimekko famous in the 1960s. She also had a career as a visual artist.[2]
Undisputedly the most famous textile designer ... at Marimekko[3]
Isola exhibited across Europe including at the World Exhibition Brussels and the Milan Triennale, and in the USA. Retrospectives of her work have been held at the Design Museum in Helsinki, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Design Museum, Copenhagen, the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, Ljubljana, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Her prints continue to sell at Marimekko.
She lived and worked for most of her life in Finland, but spent some years in France, Algeria and the United States. She was married three times. Her daughter Kristina Isola in turn became a Marimekko designer, for a time collaborating with Maija. Her granddaughter Emma also designs for the company. Via Wikipedia
Warm-up
We will be inspired this week by the artist Maija Isola, the designer that made the company, Marimekko famous.
Our warm-up will begin with a simple line exploration and a single repeated shape using one color. Please see the visual examples below. These one-color designs feel very free and lyrical.
Next, think about botanicals, flowers, and simple repeat patterns. Remember, color, color, and more color!
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Project
You will select your project idea from your warm-ups and possibly work out any color combinations to use in your final piece.
Other designers for Marimekko
Maija Louekari
Anna Danielsson
Anna Danielsson
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