Trend: Marimeko, The Abba of Prints

Be on the lookout, first it was Adele with her mod look and now it makes sense that 50's color and pop are surfacing in the design world. Can Peter Max be far behind?

 

 

I’ve now seen Marimekko through several reincarnations from the 70-80's to the present. Marimekko is a Finnish textile and clothing company that started in the early 50's, known for its design sensibility of simple bold shapes and geometrics in bright punchy color combinations or black and white contrasts. You always know it when you see it and it’s always fun and familiar, hence the Abba comparison. I just saw the store in Boston, it’s fun and the merchandise is literally spilled out on to the street.

You can almost hear Dancing Queen.

 

 

Bean bag chairs make perfect sense and with the amount of students in the Boston area, should make a good hit. I’m not sure I could handle an entire room with these fabrics but a dorm or guest room that needs some punch could certainly get it here.

 

Maybe I hear S.O.S, either way you can dance around your room and fall into one of these.