Kanteleen kutsu on the rotary press.
On my trip to Helsinki Design Week, I got to take a quick walk through Marimekko headquarters. The inside was home to design offices, showrooms and the large factory where their textiles are printed!
Although the majority of Marimekko textiles are flat printed, on the day I was visiting they were using the rotary press to reproduce Sanna Annukka's Kanteleen kutsu pattern in reds for the Marimekko Holiday collection.
Check the caption of the images for more specific information!
(Images: Aaron Able)
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Comments (6)
I'm so jealous. I would love to visit!
SO cool!
I really never thought about it but the profits on these fabrics must be tremendous. Everything is printed on canvas and they charge the prices of real textiles.
Wonderful post! We recently posted an outline of the entire Marimekko process, from designer's sketch to print:
http://blog.alwaysmod.com/2009/09/11/marimekko-from-sketch-to-printed-fabric/
OMG! This is a dream come true! I too am soo jealous! Thanks so much for sharing. This made my day.
LoriSF- they are real textiles.