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Armi Ratia
Armi Ratia (1912-1979) was a textile artist, the founder of Marimekko and one of the most famous Finnish entrepreneurs. She was the CEO of Marimekko until 1969 and again 1971 onwards. Ratia studied textile design in Helsinki and graduated in 1935. After graduating she founded her first enterprise, a weaving mill in Vyborg. In 1939 she had to leave the weaving mill as she moved to Helsinki together with her husband Viljo Ratia.
Armi Ratia has designed pieces for the following brands:
Armi Ratia: Filter products
26 products
![Curtains, Tiiliskivi curtain, 135 x 250 cm, light brown - chestnut, Beige Curtains, Tiiliskivi curtain, 135 x 250 cm, light brown - chestnut, Beige](https://media.fds.fi/product_image/350/MA0072966-883.jpg)
![Curtains, Tiiliskivi curtain, 135 x 250 cm, light brown - chestnut, Beige Curtains, Tiiliskivi curtain, 135 x 250 cm, light brown - chestnut, Beige](https://media.fds.fi/decor_image/600/073626-883_X292189_21_1699672633.jpg)
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![Bedspreads, Tiiliskivi double bed cover, 260 x 260 cm, sand - off-white, Beige Bedspreads, Tiiliskivi double bed cover, 260 x 260 cm, sand - off-white, Beige](https://media.fds.fi/product_image/350/MA073031-810_2.jpg)
![Bedspreads, Tiiliskivi double bed cover, 260 x 260 cm, sand - off-white, Beige Bedspreads, Tiiliskivi double bed cover, 260 x 260 cm, sand - off-white, Beige](https://media.fds.fi/decor_image/600/MM-unikko60v8069.jpg)
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![Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 50 x 50 cm, black-white, Black Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 50 x 50 cm, black-white, Black](https://media.fds.fi/product_image/350/566Marimekko14_iso.jpg)
![Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 50 x 50 cm, black-white, Black Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 50 x 50 cm, black-white, Black](https://media.fds.fi/decor_image/600/Marimekko_Home_0025.jpg)
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![Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 50 x 50 cm, dark green - beige - lime, Multicolour Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 50 x 50 cm, dark green - beige - lime, Multicolour](https://media.fds.fi/product_image/350/730Marimekko_AK.jpg)
![Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 50 x 50 cm, dark green - beige - lime, Multicolour Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 50 x 50 cm, dark green - beige - lime, Multicolour](https://media.fds.fi/decor_image/600/MM_231_2767.jpg)
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![Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 40 x 60 cm, black - gold, Black Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 40 x 60 cm, black - gold, Black](https://media.fds.fi/product_image/350/MM-234_tiiliskivi_tyynynpaall_40x60_Marimekko_FR1.jpg)
![Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 40 x 60 cm, black - gold, Black Cushion covers, Tiiliskivi cushion cover, 40 x 60 cm, black - gold, Black](https://media.fds.fi/decor_image/600/20220124_MM_234_Campaign_10_334.jpg)
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![Cups & mugs, Oiva - Tiiliskivi coffee cup, 2 dl, black - gold, Black Cups & mugs, Oiva - Tiiliskivi coffee cup, 2 dl, black - gold, Black](https://media.fds.fi/product_image/350/MM_234_tiiliskivi_kuppi_2_dl_072840_920_FR1.jpg)
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Marimekko's story can be said to have started when Armi Ratia joined Printex, a manufacturer of oilcloths and print fabric owned by Viljo Ratia. She began to acquire bold and colorful patterns for printing. Two years later Marimekko was born.
In the early days of Marimekko, Ratia sketched clothes and patterns on fabrics herself as well, but later on got more interested in marketing. She created the vision for Marimekko and found talented artists to implement it.