Isn’t it lovely when something gorgeous comes to us, rather than us having to go and search for it? That’s how this colourful, beautiful Marimekko design pinged onto my radar at the weekend, courtesy of Twitter. What a lovely surprise and a real treat.
Called Merivuokko, which means sea anemone, it was designed by Finnish graphic artist Kustaa Saksi after going diving whilst on holiday in Vietnam and finding himself entranced by the underwater flora and fauna he saw there.
Merivuokko’s large scale, magical underwater landscape depicts anemone and sea urchin inspired creatures along with coral reef and seaweed motifs, and comes in two colourways – a riot of deep indigo, petrol blue and my favourite shade of red/orange, top picture, or green and yellow with pale blue, above. The blue colourway is very now, what with all the deep inky blues that are coming in as an alternative to the greys that have been so predominant recently.
Each are delicious in their own way, though, and both are available as fabric by the metre, printed onto 100% linen which, Marimekko suggest, could be used to make a “dynamic wall hanging”, as well as curtains, tablecloths, cushions and even clothes.
There’s are also a range of tableware available in the blue colourway. I particularly like the plate and teapot, and love that they’ve placed the cutout elements on a crisp white background, which makes the colours particularly vibrant.
Other smaller homewares items featuring the whole design include a tray, above, and cotton cushion, below.
I really am taken with the idea of the fabric panels as some kind of wall hanging, in order to get the full effect of these intricate, organically inspired but graphically interpreted forms. They would also, of course, make the most amazing curtains – talk about a statement window. I think I’d need to be a lot braver than I am (and a much more skilled interior designer!) to dare to do that, so I’ll probably be sticking with the teapot for the time being. What about you – could you see the fabric anywhere in your home?
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