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MarimekkoWW-1964-157619

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of the estate of Nell Ely Miller, 1972

Catalogue

Year
1964
Medium
cotton
Artist
Marimekko

Artist

Marimekko
Marimekko

Marimekko is a Finnish design and textiles company founded in 1951 that became a leading force in postwar modernism through bold geometric prints and functional ceramics. Known for iconic patterns like Unikko, the company's aesthetic combines Scandinavian minimalism with vivid color and large-scale graphic forms. Working across textiles, tableware, and furnishings, Marimekko established a distinctive visual language that merged industrial production with artistic ambition, influencing design practice internationally throughout the second half of the twentieth century.

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Artist
Marimekko
Year
1964
Medium
cotton
Watts ID
WW-1964-157619

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Source
met
Status
verified