Tarhuri (gardener) is a tribute to the creations of Mother Nature, all the beautiful fruits and vegetables and colors shifting from sun-baked hues to the sharper tones that develop in shade. It celebrates the wonder of something as marvelous as an apple tree or a watermelon growing from a tiny little seed. The pattern also reflects the joy of growing your own food, how your own small strawberries always taste best.
Vihannesmaa (vegetable garden) is a smallerscale version of Tarhuri.
Fabrics are sold by the decimeter (1 meter = 10 decimeters).
For example, If you need 2.2 m, choose 22 units.
Width 145 cm
Vihannesmaa paper napkins – linen
33 x 33 cm
€ 4.50
Silkkikuikka paper napkins
33 x 33 cm
€ 4.50
Vihkiruusu paper
napkins – cream green
33 x 33 cm
€ 4.50
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.