Heikki Orvola "Calypso" Cotton Fabric 1.47x1.90m, For Marimekko, 1987

Vintage cotton fabric by Heikki Orvola “Calypso” pattern, designed in 1987 for Marimekko Finland. – made in Suomi-Finland. – manufacture: Marimekko Oy. – year: 1987. – design: Heikki Orvola. – pattern: Calypso. – silky 100% cotton. – colours: dark red, red, navy, dark green, green. – length: 1, 90m|width: 1, 47m. – material: screen printed cotton. – perfect vintage condition. Heikki Orvola (1943–) was one of Finland’s distinguished designers of the 20th and 21st centuries. He started his career as a designer in the 1960s. In 1968, he started to work at the Nuutajärvi glassworks. In 1972, he designed the “Aurora” set of glasses for Iittala. With Fujiwo Ishimoto he designed the “Illusia” tableware for Arabia Ceramics Factory. In the 1980s, Orvola designed for Marimekko. In 1987, he designed the candleholder “Kivi”, which is still in production today at Iittala. In 1998, he designed the “Verna” goblet, as well as a set of glasses called “Palazzo” for Iittala. His design work can be found in Finnish museums as well as abroad. Orvola received an “Order of the Lion” of Finland medal in 1984 and in 1988, he won the Kaj Franck Design Prize. In 2002, he received the title of professor.