Marja Rautiainen

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.

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 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 KOIVUNEN, MUSTIKKA, MANSIKKA, PORKKANA, PÖLLÖ, ZINNIA, MISTELI and several other designs.