WAG has often covered both Marimekko, the Finnish design house, and the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD).
So it was only fitting we share a little news about a collaboration between these two creative forces.
In honor of the inaugural New York Textile Month, Marimekko and MAD teamed up to create a custom textile window installation highlighting Marimekko’s signature classic fabrics.
MAD artist-in-residence Sarah Zapata was tapped to create the large-scale installation that filled the Marimekko Fifth Avenue flagship’s windows in a display that wrapped up Sept. 27.
Here’s how the tour-de-force effort was described in press materials:
“… The dynamic, large-scale art installation incorporates a number of Marimekko fabrics, including the iconic Unikko, Kivet and Siirtolapuutarha patterns. Inspired by traditional women’s craft techniques set in a contemporary context, the installation is similar to how Marimekko creates traditional apparel and home items with an unexpected twist. A true marriage of textiles, the fabrics are paired with other materials including yarn, natural and synthetic fibers, paper, and colorful handwoven rugs, all centered around a large sculpture. The other woven materials used draw on Zapata’s Peruvian heritage.”
We’re sorry we didn’t get to see it in person, as the photographs prove it was quite a bold stroke.
For more, visit marimekko.com or madmuseum.org.
– Mary Shustack