maija isola book.

I just finished reading the wonderful catalogue Maija Isola: life, art, marimekko, from the Design Museum of Finland retrospective of the work of textile designer and artist Maija Isola. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in textile design or Marimekko. Ms. Isola is responsible for designing many of the archetypal prints that come to mind when one thinks of the company Marimekko. Her fresh, simple and modern patterns helped to define the graphic look of the fifties and sixties, and remain iconic to this day. In reading the book, I also discovered that Ms. Isola was an accomplished artist who saw textile design and art inextricably linked, one as an extention of the other. Much of the book is written by her daughter and has tons of great images of Maija Isola's most famous work along with many lesser known examples of her design and art. This book is really a treat.

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I saw the red/white print (above) at the Marimekko exhibit that was in Chicago this summer. So amazing. I would love to learn more about the work of Maija Isola.