kesäkoju maalis patja cotton knitted jumper

Stripes have always been essential to the world of Marimekko patterns. Maalis (March) is Maija and Kristina Isola’s interpretation of an even, medium-sized stripe.  Maija Isola created Patja (mattress), a stripe design with a dense rhythm, in 1979.

Unikko, symbolizing creativity, was born in a time when hardly any floral designs were included in Marimekko’s collections. Maija Isola, however, was fascinated by the theme of flowers and decided to create an entire range of novel floral prints.