Marimekko is a Helsinki-based textile and clothing design company internationally celebrated for its original prints. Since their founding in 1951, Marimekko has helped people express their unique personalities through pattern and colour, with their high-quality fabrics, apparel, accessories, and housewares. Marimekko has over one hundred stores in forty countries worldwide, their designs have been featured in Crate&Barrel stores since the 1960s, and their United States flagship opened in New York City in 2011.