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'''Maija Isola''' (1927-2001) was a leading [[Finland|Finnish]] designer of printed textiles. She also had a career as a visual artist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marimekko.fi/ENG/design/designers/maijaisola/|title=Maija Isola |author= |work= |publisher= |
'''Maija Isola''' (1927-2001) was a leading [[Finland|Finnish]] designer of printed textiles. She also had a career as a visual artist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marimekko.fi/ENG/design/designers/maijaisola/|title=Maija Isola |author= |work= |publisher= Marimekko|accessdate=5 March 2010}}</ref> |
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==Life and career== |
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Isola left Marimekko in 1987.<ref name=NYTimes /> She worked on painting, not textiles, until her death in 2001.<ref name=NYTimes /> |
Isola left Marimekko in 1987.<ref name=NYTimes /> She worked on painting, not textiles, until her death in 2001.<ref name=NYTimes /> |
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* ''Maija Isola and Marimekko'', Retrospective exhibition, [http://www.designmuseum.fi/ Design Museum] (''Designmuseo''), [[Helsinki]], Finland. 24 May 2005 - 4 September 2005.<ref>[http://www.scandinaviandesign.com/designmuseo/0505/index.htm Retrospective exhibition at Designmuseo]</ref> |
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* ''Marimekko: Fabric, Fashion, Architecture'', Exhibition at Sem in [[Ljubljana]], 1 July 2009 - 18 October 2009 <ref>[http://www.zavodbig.com/2009/07/13/marimekko-exhibition-fabric-fashion-architecture-at-sem-in-ljubljana/ Exhibition Marimekko at Sem in Ljubljana]</ref> |
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* ''Magnifying Nature: 1960s Printed Textiles'', Exhibition at [[Minneapolis Institute of Arts]], 5 March 2011 - 21 August 2011.<ref>[http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=4103 Exhibition at Minneapolis Institute of Arts]</ref> |
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* [http://www.finnstyle.com/marimekko-maija-isola.html Finn Style] - profile on FinnStyle.com |
* [http://www.finnstyle.com/marimekko-maija-isola.html Finn Style] - profile on FinnStyle.com |
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* [http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/artist/1178 Maija Isola] - The Art Institute of Chicago] |
* [http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/artist/1178 Maija Isola] - The Art Institute of Chicago] |
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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jyri/29908854/ Maija Isola exhibition on Flickr] |
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Maija Isola (1927-2001) was a leading Finnish designer of printed textiles. She also had a career as a visual artist.[1]
Life and career
After studying painting at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Arts, Isola became principal textile designer for Marimekko.[2]
According to FinnStyle, she was "undisputedly the most famous textile designer to have existed at Marimekko"[3], and she "created over 500 prints during her long and colorful employment."[3]
Ivar Ekman, writing in the New York Times, quotes Marianne Aav, director of the Helsinki Design Museum: "What we understand as the Marimekko style is very much based on what Maija Isola was doing".[4] Ekman comments "The range of prints that Isola produced for Marimekko is astounding", as the patterns span "minimalistic geometric", "toned-down naturalistic" and "explosion of colors".[4]
According to Tamsin Blanchard, writing in The Observer, "The designs of Maija Isola - one of the company's original and longest-standing designers - have stood the test of time."[5] Blanchard describes as "timeless" Isola's 1972 Wind design "with its feathery organic tree skeletons in silhouette", her 1957 Putinotko "spiky black-and-white print", her 1963 Melon and her 1956 Stones.[5]
Hannah Booth, writing in The Guardian, explains that Marimekko's founder, Armi Ratia, "recruited Maija Isola, the first and most important of many young female designers, to create original prints".[6] She describes Isola as "unconventional", leaving her daughter Kristina "to grow up with her grandmother so she could travel the world to find inspiration for her textiles".[6] Booth quotes Finnish novelist Kaari Utrio as saying Isola was "a dangerously original character"; she "belonged to a trailblazing generation" enabling young women to move freely into the arts.[6]
Painting
Isola left Marimekko in 1987.[4] She worked on painting, not textiles, until her death in 2001.[4]
Exhibitions
- Maija Isola and Marimekko, Retrospective exhibition, Design Museum (Designmuseo), Helsinki, Finland. 24 May 2005 - 4 September 2005.[7]
- Marimekko: Fabric, Fashion, Architecture, Exhibition at Sem in Ljubljana, 1 July 2009 - 18 October 2009 [8]
- Magnifying Nature: 1960s Printed Textiles, Exhibition at Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 5 March 2011 - 21 August 2011.[9]
Bibliography
- Fiell, Charlotte and Peter. Design of the 20th Century Taschen, 2001. ISBN 3-8228-5542-1
- Isola, Kristina. Maija Isola: Life, Art, Marimekko. Design Museo, 2005. ISBN 978-9529878420
- Aav, Marianne. Marimekko: Fabrics, Fashion, Architecture. Yale University Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0300101836
- Fogg, Marnie. 1960s Fashion Print: A Sourcebook. Batsford, 2008. ISBN 978-0713490541
References
- ^ "Maija Isola". Marimekko. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "Maija Isola patterns for Marimekko". Design Finland. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ a b "FinnStyle:Maija Isola". Finnish Designers: Maija Isola. FinnStyle. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Ekman, Ivar (August 23, 2005). "New York Times". Nostalgia for a modern Finnish designer. New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Blanchard, Tamsin (20 May 2001). "The Observer". Interiors:Marimekko:The Finnish Line. The Guardian. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c Booth, Hannah (5 September 2005). "The Guardian: Life & Style: Women". Flower power. The Guardian. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ Retrospective exhibition at Designmuseo
- ^ Exhibition Marimekko at Sem in Ljubljana
- ^ Exhibition at Minneapolis Institute of Arts
External links
- Maija Isola Profile on Marimekko.com
- Maija Isola Profile and images on FinnishDesign.com
- Maija Isola Profile at Scandinavian Design Center
- Maija Isola - profile on BelovedLinens.net
- DesignMuseet - exhibition at Scandinavian Design Museum
- Finn Style - profile on FinnStyle.com
- Maija Isola - The Art Institute of Chicago]
- Maija Isola exhibition on Flickr