Marja Rautiainen

“The winner of MUOTO 2015 award for Finnish design.”

Educated at the University for Industrial Arts, Marja Rautiainen is one of the secrets to success at Lapuan Kankurit. Marja’s work reflects her strong professional skills and her passion for Finnish textile traditions. Collaboration between Lapuan kankurit and Marja Rautiainen started during the LOUHI-project already 2000, when she was still studing at TAIK, nowadays Aalto University.

The pattern for the CORONA blanket began to come together when she found a piece of old French fabric. She was fascinated by its round shapes, and wanted to develop it into a woollen blanket. In order to create a beautiful and multifunctional blanket, the weaving process had to be planned at length. She wanted a new type of blanket, thin and light but still wonderfully warm and soft. As a result, the CORONA blanket won the MUOTO 2015 award for Finnish design.

Marja has designed many of Lapuan Kankurit Classics, which have been sold worldwide for years:
RUUSUNEN Design year 2000
KALAJUTTU Design year 2001
METSÄPOLKU Design Year 2004
KOIVUNEN Design Year 2005
MOTTI Design year 2007
KOIVU Design year 2009
RAUDUS Design year 2010
VIILU Design year 2011
HELMI and SIRU 2011
PAANU Design year 2013
As well as MUSTIKKA, MANSIKKA, PORKKANA, PÖLLÖ, ZINNIA, MISTELI … and several other designs.