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It is refreshing to be in the POV of another country and what they value (joy, happiness, modernity)

This book gives a general overview of marimekkos roots and history, some of its most distinct Ing patterns
It’s been delicious looking through the graphics of work and understanding its essence of inspiration. It brings me to mind that at the other side of the world there is such a distinct and different experience, different sorts of plants that I don’t witness in a tropical country.

As one of the hundreds of thousands of Finn’s displaced by the war armi understood better than most the importance of home, and the sense of wholeness and security that comes from having a place to call one’s own.
THE IMPORTANCE OF HOME AS YOUR OWN SANCTUARY HAS NOT GONE ANYWHERE
I think that it’s even further accentuated with the pandemic and overall uncertainty in the world

Data did not drive Armi, instinct did

Marimekko’s mission was, and is born of the marriage of bauhaus ideals and Finnish culture: to bring hope and joy in everyday life through timeless designs

It is increasingly focused on how it can be a better tenant on earth
“We really want to be good for the planet”

Everyday joys are informal and familiar
Beauty is very necessary
It’s possible to find beauty in the simple things of home rather than in fancy possessions

There is more of a need today for coming back to simplicity, observed armi in tumultuous year of 1972
I see the need all around - people baking their own bread, handcrafting
It’s simplicity and truth in confused by the complexity of the external word
As digital technology makes the world more accessible SO THE LONGING FOR AUTHENTICITY AND HUMAN CONNECTION GROWS

A love of nature has been at the core of marimekko from the start
The details of flora and fauna to landscapes, weather systems and the seasons
Designers have sought to capture something of the movement and feel the natural world in cloth

Eskolin painted piccolo’s stripe by hand, rendering them perfectly imperfect