"Internationally beloved Finnish design brand Marimekko's iconic patterns grace home decor, apparel, and accessories, and have informed and influenced tastemakers worldwide for over half a century. Richly illustrated with photographs and prints both classic and new, this vibrant volume offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the brand's creative process."-- Provided by publisher

• Foreword / Minna Kemell-Kutvonen
• Living shapes and patterns / Sami Sykk??
• Empowering contradictions / Minna Kemell-Kutvonen
• Life springs from opposing forces
• From sketch to fabric
• Starting points
• From pattern to screen
• Colorways
• Machines at work
• Finishing touch - final check
• Classic patterns and their makers
• Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi - simplified shapes
• Annika Rimala - equality and practicality
• Maija Isola - a life in patterns
• A peek behind the pattern - designers in conversation / Maria H??rk??p????
• Kristina Isola
• Mika Piirainen
• Aino-Maija Metsola
• Sami Ruotsalainen
• Maija Louekari
• Noora Niinikoski
• Fujiwo Ishimoto
• Jenni Tuominen
• Teresa Moorhouse
• Tuula P??yh??nen
• Erja Hirvi
• Marimekko in fashion / Sami Sykk??
• 60 years of pattern-making history
• The first fashion show
• Armi Ratia - Marimekko's founder
• 1950s
• 1960s
• 1970s
• 1980s
• 1990s
• 2000s
• Marimekko's future patterns / Sami Sykk??