Maija Isola [SEP] sex or gender
and-white print", her 1963 Melon and her 1956 Stones.
Hannah Booth, writing in The Guardian, explains that Marimekko's founder, Armi Ratia, "recruited Maija Isola, the first and most important of many young female designers, to create original prints". She describes Isola as unconventional, leaving her daughter Kristina "to grow up with her grandmother so she could travel the world to find inspiration for her textiles". Booth quotes Finnish novelist Kaari Utrio as saying Isola was "a dangerously original character
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- "(6 page-sized illustrations of Isola's prints)"
External links.
- Maija Isola at National Biography of Finland.
- Maija Isola Profile on Marimekko.com
- Maija Isola Profile and images on FinnishDesign.com
- Maija Isola Profile at Nordic Nest
- Maija Isola – profile on BelovedLinens.net
- DesignMuseet – exhibition at Scandinavian Design Museum
- Finn Style – profile on FinnStyle.com
- Maija Isola – The Art Institute of Chicago
- Flickr – Maija Isola exhibition