THIS MARIMEKKO RARE VINTAGE 1965 MID CENTURY MODERN MAIJA ISOLA DESIGN ICONIC ” UNIKKO ” POPPY STRETCHED FABRIC TEXTILE WALL HANGING ART IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE AUTHENTIC VINTAGE 1965 LARGE STRETCHED FABRIC TEXTILE WALL HANGING ART FEATURES THE ICONIC ” UNIKKO ” MODERNIST POPPY FLOWERS PATTERN IN A GORGEOUS MULTI TONE GREEN PALETTE. THIS WALL HANGING ART WAS CREATED AND ASSEMBLED IN 1965 WHEN THE FABRIC WAS BRAND NEW. MARIMEKKO IS A FINNISH HOME FURNISHINGS, TEXTILES, AND FASHION COMPANY BASED IN HELSINKI. FOUNDED IN 1951, IT MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD OF FASHION IN THE 1960’S. IT IS PARTICULARLY NOTED FOR ITS BRIGHTLY COLORED MODERNIST STYLE PRINTED FABRICS USED BOTH IN GARMENTS AND HOME FURNISHINGS. TWO DESIGNERS IN PARTICULAR, VUOKKO NURMESNIEMI, WITH BOLD STRIPES, AND MAIJA ISOLA, WITH LARGE FLOWER PRINTS SUCH AS THE ” UNIKKO ” POPPY, CREATED HUNDREDS OF DISTINCTIVE PATTERNS AND HELPED TO MAKE THE MARIMEKKO BRAND PRODUCTS COVETED BY DESIGN AFICIONADOS, AND A HOUSEHOLD NAME ACROSS THE WORLD. THE STORY OF MARIMEKKO’S MOST ICONIC PRINT ” UNIKKO ” (POPPY) BEGAN IN 1964, SHORTLY AFTER MARIMEKKO’S FOUNDER ARMI RATIA HAD ANNOUNCED THAT MARIMEKKO WOULD NEVER PRINT A FLORAL PATTERN. ” FLOWERS SHOULD ONLY BLOOM IN NATURE “, SHE SAID. MAIJA ISOLA REFUSED TO OBEY ARMI’S ORDERS AND, IN PROTEST, CREATED AN ENTIRE COLLECTION OF FLORAL PATTERNS. ONE OF THEM ” UNIKKO “, WHICH HAS BECOME A STORY OF CREATIVITY, STRENGTH, COURAGE AND FAITH IN ONESELF. THE RARE VINTAGE 1965 LARGE STRETCHED FABRIC TEXTILE WALL HANGING ART MEASURES 50″ W X 50″ H X 3/4 D. IT IS IN REMARKABLY CLEAN, VERY WELL PRESERVED CONDITION. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. The item “MARIMEKKO RARE VTG 1965 MAIJA ISOLA UNIKKO LRG STRETCHED FABRIC WALL HANGING ART” is in sale since Saturday, April 13, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Linens & Textiles (1930-Now)\Fabric\Cotton”. The seller is “mrgreatjones” and is located in Leawood, Kansas. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: MARIMEKKO
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Finland