Tuesday, September 29, 2009

marimekko + design research.




design research (d/r), the famous retailer that used to occupy the design research building in cambridge, massachusetts, recently lost its most recent tenant however rather than stay empty, a new exhibit of classic marimekko fabrics and pieces are now the new inhabitants. wee!

...jane thompson, wife of the late architect benjamin C. thompson, who founded d/r, has together with a team of d/r alumni created window displays for the momentarily empty design research building. the displays feature both classic and new marimekko fabrics as well as vintage dress designs from the 1950s through the 1970s, loaned from collectors, mixed with current marimekko fashions. the beautiful window displays celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the beginning of the partnership between d/r and marimekko.

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