all of the lovely new ss18 collections landing in my inbox just now give me hope that springtime really is on it's way! i'm definitely in need of a little colour palette pick-me-up after a few long, dark winter months (my first up north) and seeing a wealth of warm caramel hues, fresh inky blues and a smattering of punchy ...
against the grain
now hailed as marimekko's most famous design, finnish native maija isola created the unikko design in 1964, shortly after the company's founder, armi ratia, announced that marimekko would never print a floral pattern. maija disagreed with this stance, and designed a whole collection of floral prints in protest. one of them was unikko. the high-contrast poppy-print was revolutionary at the ...
tray chic
suomi
top of my wanderlust wishlist for 2013 is a trip to helsinki, and what better way to arrive in the finnish capital than flying business class with finnair, where they serve in-flight meals on marimekko's bold and colourful tableware. synonymous with classic finnish design and heritage, finnair hope that their collaboration with marimekko will 'bring to hectic and often grey ...