Take a glimpse at the fascinating process of creating Marimekko fabrics.
Fabric printing has been a core area of expertise at Marimekko from the very beginning and these skills are being developed continuously. The fabric printing works at Herttoniemi in Helsinki are a unique facility in terms of versatility and flexibility. In 2004, a new, state-of-the-art printing press was installed at the factory – a 12-color flat screen printing machine, including a rotary press, made by the Austrian company J. Zimmer Maschinenbau GmbH. Also, the stencil-making process was modernized with new digital equipment supplied by Lüscher AG of Switzerland. A new textile steamer and automatic color kitchen were installed at the factory in 2006. The refurbishments are part of a developmental project aimed at improving quality, making cost savings and increasing technical capabilities to facilitate product development.
Below are a collection of photos from the Marimekko printing works in Helsinki. (note: photos are not in any particular order).
*Update: take a look at how Marimekko fabrics were made.
Pictured above are the Marimekko Unikko Green Fabric and Marimekko Kaiku Fabric. View more Marimekko Fabrics at our website.
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04/18/2008, 04:00 pm
Wow, how amazing to see these images. I have never seen a fabric printing factory before. Thank you!
04/21/2008, 12:05 am
that is absolutely amazing!
i’m a designer myself, and i don’t often go to the factories to see the processes as they’re usually overseas. but it’s definitely awesome seeing photos of it!
04/23/2008, 10:24 am
So Interesting, do you think I can contact you to have further information ??
05/15/2008, 08:36 pm
Thanks for posting this! it’s great to be able to see how some of my favorite fabrics are made…fascinating!
05/16/2008, 02:24 am
This is awesome! Thank you for the glimpse into a textile printing factory… this is something I’ve always wanted to get in to myself!
05/16/2008, 03:14 am
yes the making of the marimekko´s fabric is amazing, i recently had the chance to see the marimekkos work here in mexico in a museum i think that its awesome, and there i saw a video when they did this procces manually, they were amazing, they didnt need a machine to make their fabrics marimekko rules!!!
05/17/2008, 07:21 am
Wow This is wonderful, that dream!
I love Marimekko fabrics, I cant imagined the backstage of `their productions, I do stamped on my house but in a very handmade process, I would like to work there! Greetings from a designer in Chile.
(sorry my english)
06/01/2008, 01:23 am
i knew marimekko by a friend, i visited Franz Mayer Museum because an exhibition of Marimekko was displayed in there.
i absolutely love it. everything was really beautiful and amazing.
i`m going to study fashion design and Marimekko only encouraged more my love for fashion.
to see this photos it is to complete my knowledge about it.
just a great blog!
08/20/2008, 10:18 am
I am looking for a video on the process of making fabric to show at a Quilter’s Guild meeting and would appreciate any info you can furnish me. Thank you!
09/10/2009, 05:23 pm
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.
12/05/2009, 09:37 am
Wow! It’s amazing!! thank you v much
08/17/2010, 11:48 pm
hey there,
How wonderful! As a designer, and being out of the industry for a while, i was transported back to my early days in a design studio, slap bang in the centre of a printing factory. Looking at your photos , I could literaly smell the inks and hear the machinery again.regards from South Africa.