Finnish Design Blog

Hurry and take advantage of the huge Marimekko Clearance Sale at FinnishGifts.com. Now offering over 250 Marimekko items priced at up to 50% off! This Marimekko clearance sale runs now through July 15th, 2009. Items in all categories are heavily discounted, including popular Marimekko products in bedding, fabrics and handbags. Most items are only on sale through July 15th or while supplies last so you’ll want to act fast. Shop the Marimekko Mega Sale now.

2009 iittala Arabia Flora & Fauna Plates

In 2000, iittala Arabia started a collectors’ series of art plates named Flora & Fauna. These two art plates depict the animals and plants that appear in Finnish fables or folklore. For 2009, iittala Arabia presents us with the Wolf and the Mushroom. This pair of art plates is based on the fable titled, “The wolf carries the fox on his back.”

New Limited Edition iittala Toikka Summer Finch Glass Bird

Oiva Toikka has graced us with color as iittala has released his latest creation, the Summer Finch glass bird. It’s a limited edition bird with a production run of this summer only. It’s by far the most colorful of the 2009 iittala Toikka birds as Oiva has incorporated iittala’s recent passion for the apple green hue (see Apple Green Aalto Vases post). The Summer Finch’s translucent apple green body with tiny air bubbles trapped inside, adds some visual texture to the bird as it refracts light. Another unique piece about this bird is its colorful tail. The rose-olive tail will appear a rose color in natural light and olive green under artificial/fluorescent light. Simply put, the Summer Finch is visually stunning.

As wallpaper makes a comeback in the interior design world, Marimekko has reintroduced a line of its popular design prints on high quality wallpaper. FinnishGifts.com is excited to be one of the first retailers to offer Marimekko Wallpaper in the United States. We currently have 10 different designs in stock but will be adding more in the future. Let us know what you think about these new wallpapers and if there are other patterns or designs that you would like to see offered.