The Tiiliskivi (brick) print was designed by Marimekko’s founder Armi Ratia. The pattern reflects her belief in the simple beauty of everyday life. 

Suvi (summer), inspired by folk art, is a typical example of the stylized flower and plant themed patterns designed by Fujiwo Ishimoto. Nature with its myriad phenomena has always been the most important source of inspiration for Ishimoto. 

In 1953, the very year she joined Marimekko, Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi created Piccolo, a striped fabric pattern painted with vivid brushstrokes. Three years later, the Jokapoika (every boy) shirt made from the fabric appeared in stores and the streets – for good, it seems. 

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