Maija Louekari drew inspiration for the 2020 Elokuun varjot (August shadows) print from her own wildish home garden. The designer is fascinated by the changing seasons of the North – the new beginnings and the abundant growth that follows, year after year. This pattern design is an ode to greenery, freedom and warm winds.
Fabrics are sold by the decimeter (1 meter = 10 decimeters).
For example, If you need 2.2 m, choose 22 units.
Width 145 cm
Elokuun Varjot 368
46 % recycled cotton
21 % recycled linen
pattern repeat 88 cm
5.50 > € 4.62
Pienet Elokuun Varjot
100 % cotton voile
pattern repeat 88 cm
5.50 > € 4.62
Kitchen textiles — 80 % cotton 20 % linen
Pienet Elokuun Varjot 368 oven mitten
26 > € 21.84
Pienet Elokuun Varjot 368 pot holder
18 > € 15.12
Pienet Elokuun Varjot tote bag
80 % cotton 20 % linen
37 > € 31.08
Pienet Elokuun Varjot 358 placemat
31 x 42 cm
100 % coated cotton
27 > € 22.68
The Oiva tableware is made of dishwasher, oven, microwave and freezer safe stoneware.
Maija Louekari is a Helsinki-based freelance illustrator and designer who has studied at the University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland.
The starting point of her career was in 2003 when she won a design competition co-organised by Marimekko and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Her winning design, the Hetkiä/Moments pattern, is still available in Marimekko's home collection.
Maija's most recognisable patterns for Marimekko are Siirtolapuutarha (city garden) and Räsymatto (rag rug), which appear on fabrics, tableware, cushion covers, kitchen textiles and bed linen.