Maija & Kristina Isola
Maija & Kristina Isola
Maija Isola was a Finnish designer of printed textiles, and the creator of over 500 patterns, including Unikko ("Poppy"). The bold, colourful prints she created as the head designer of Marimekko made the Finnish company famous in the 1960s. She also had a successful career as a visual artist. She lived and worked in Finland for most of her life in, but spent some years in France, Algeria and the United States. Her daughter, Kristina Isola, also became a Marimekko designer, collaborating with her mother for some time.