Marimekko
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Marimekko Corporation () is a Finnish textiles, clothing, and home furnishings company founded by Viljo and Armi Ratia in Helsinki in 1951. Marimekko made important contributions to fashion in the 1960s. It is particularly noted for its brightly colored printed fabrics and simple styles, used both in women's garments and in home furnishings.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Marimekko Corporation
- Company.native_name
- Marimekko Oyj
- Company.logo
- Marimekko_logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.logo_alt
- Logo of Marimekko
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo since 1954
- Company.image
- Kämp Galleria (31767).jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Marimekko at Kämp Galleria in Helsinki.
- Company.type
- Public (Julkinen osakeyhtiö)
- Company.industry
- TextilesClothingHome furnishingsRetail
- Company.founded
- in Helsinki, Finland
- Company.founders
- Viljo RatiaArmi RatiaRiitta Immonen
- Company.hq_location_city
- Helsinki
- Company.hq_location_country
- Finland
- Company.num_locations
- 153 stores (2022)
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- (CEO) (Chairman)Maija Isola (Designer)
- Company.revenue
- €166.5 million (2022)
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Marimekko Corporation
- Official website
- www.marimekko.com
- Image
- Marimekko-Herttoniemi.jpg
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- Commons category
- Marimekko
- inception
- 1951-01-01
- street address
- Puusepänkatu 4, 00880 Helsinki, Finland
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Marimekko Corporation () is a Finnish textiles, clothing, and home furnishings company founded by Viljo and Armi Ratia in Helsinki in 1951. Marimekko made important contributions to fashion in the 1960s. It is particularly noted for its brightly colored printed fabrics and simple styles, used both in women's garments and in home furnishings.
Two designers in particular, Vuokko Nurmesniemi, with bold stripes, and Maija Isola, with large simple flowered prints such as the Unikko poppy, created hundreds of distinctive patterns and helped to make Marimekko a household name across the world.