Perhaps it would be fun to have a get-together of all who had some relationship to Mekko and/or D/R. I know there a few of us in town.
When we are a bit clearer of COVID, I ma happy to host. Sara ------ Sara Mattes > On Mar 14, 2022, at 10:20 AM, Mary Kostman <[email protected]> wrote: > > And I set up my own textile silkscreen printing studio in Quebec, because I > was so enamored with Marimekko fabric. > > I’d love to talk with both of you more about Marimekko. > > Mary Kostman > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 14, 2022, at 9:35 AM, Anne Warner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> And I worked for a year as a silkscreener at the Marimekko factory outside >> of Helsinki when I was 17, printing these wonderful patterns. Each morning >> we'd arrive at about 5:30 AM -- they fed us hot cereal before our 6 AM >> shift began - and put on our uniforms which were Marimekko "every man" >> shirts. The room we worked in was about as big as a football field, and >> contained five tables about 4 feet wide and 60 yards long. Workers were >> divided into pairs, with the senior one being responsible for pouring the >> dye, then the two of us taking a screen, laying it on the table, then >> running a squeejy back and forth between the two of us, then lifting the >> screen, moving it up two yards, and placing it back down on the table and >> running the squeejy again. When we got to the end of the table, we'd return >> to the beginning and ink the spaces we had skipped. These materials are >> iconic, and mean so much to me and others. >> >> On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 12:03 AM Sara Mattes <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> I worked at D/R in the 70s…in the glass building on Brattle St…we wore these >> shirts , or Mekko aprons. >> >> It was a wonderful place to work - a community dedicated to great design, >> where design followed function. >> All that changed when Ben Thompson was driven out and new management a >> recent Harvard MBA grad, from Texas, was brought in to make things >> profitable. >> He fired many of the oldest female staff and began selling cheap knock-offs >> of the classic designs. >> We all knew we were asked to sell junk and there was a quiet employee >> rebellion. >> The store did not last much after that. >> >> >> >> ------ >> Sara Mattes >> >> >> >> >>> On Mar 13, 2022, at 11:40 PM, K Mierz via Lincoln <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> marimekko is finland's premier modern textile company. >>> >>> they've been making this unisex striped shirt >>> called jokapoika (yoke'-a-poy-ka) >>> or "everyman's shirt" since 1956; >>> it's the most popular product in the company's history. >>> >>> https://company.marimekko.com/en/60-year-old-jokapoika-shirt-is-still-going-strong-an-ode-to-timeless-design/ >>> >>> <https://company.marimekko.com/en/60-year-old-jokapoika-shirt-is-still-going-strong-an-ode-to-timeless-design/> >>> >>> In her first year at Marimekko in 1953, designer Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi >>> created Piccolo, a striped fabric painted with freehand brushstrokes. Three >>> years later, a Piccolo print shirt called Jokapoika became the first piece >>> Marimekko designed for men. >>> >>> It is a loose fit shirt with a straight cut to the hip hemline with little >>> side slits and a stitched-on chest pocket. Metal buttons secure the front >>> closure and cuffs. >>> >>> i have this vintage jokapoika shirt >>> in navy blue with lime stripes. >>> >>> >>> <2a.jpg> >>> >>> <2.jpg> >>> >>> it's sized as xlarge: >>> sleeve length 25" >>> collar 18" >>> chest 50" >>> 29" long >>> >>> new ones sell for $220! >>> and they are never on sale. >>> Jokapoika shirt >>> <https://www.marimekko.com/us_en/jokapoika-shirt-sustainable-color-090141-901> >>> >>> $220.00 >>> Jokapoika shirt >>> The Jokapoika button-up shirt is made of cotton in the Piccolo pattern, >>> which is printed in Helsinki. The unisex... >>> >>> <https://www.marimekko.com/us_en/jokapoika-shirt-sustainable-color-090141-901> >>> >>> asking $40. >>> >>> take it home to try it out; >>> if it doesn't fit, you can bring it back. >>> >>> contactless pickup >>> katherine mierzwa >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> <2a.jpg><2.jpg>-- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ >>> <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ >>> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln >>> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. >>> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ >> <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ >> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln >> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. >> >> >> >> -- >> Anne Taubes Warner >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>-- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>
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