Fashion Nerds

Finland

Maria Korkeila

  • Experimental textile surfaces
  • Hand-painted prints
  • Functional workwear

Maria Korkeila works across fashion, textile design, photography and music, using each medium to develop the ideas behind a collection. Her textile practice includes jacquard, knits and hand-painted surfaces, with fabrics often modified or created for a particular project.

Portrait of Maria Korkeila
Sofia Okkonen · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Patterned garments in an In My Room fashion-film still — Maria Korkeila, 2019

Collection selection

Patterned garments in an In My Room fashion-film still

2019

The observed source photograph documents the designer’s distinctive garment silhouette and material treatment.

Joaquim Bayle (film director) / COEVAL; still photograph credit not stated
Fiskars printed top and patterned skirt — Maria Korkeila, 2020

Collection selection

Fiskars printed top and patterned skirt

2020 · Fiskars by Maria Korkeila

A distinct representative design documented in the cited collection or official catalog.

Sofia Okkonen / Fiskars by Maria Korkeila
Fiskars orange utility jacket and trousers — Maria Korkeila, 2020

Collection selection

Fiskars orange utility jacket and trousers

2020 · Fiskars by Maria Korkeila

This outer layer documents the designer’s approach to proportion and structure.

Sofia Okkonen / Fiskars by Maria Korkeila
Tool-pocket gardening apron over dark workwear — Maria Korkeila, 2020

Collection selection

Tool-pocket gardening apron over dark workwear

2020 · Fiskars by Maria Korkeila

A distinct representative design documented in the cited collection or official catalog.

Chris Vidal Tenomaa / Courtesy of Fiskars / Vogue
Yellow-and-black printed parka and shorts for R-Collection — Maria Korkeila, 2018; previewed December 2017

Collection selection

Yellow-and-black printed parka and shorts for R-Collection

2018; previewed December 2017 · R-Collection capsule for Pitti Uomo

Compact proportions make the cut of this garment especially clear.

Helen Korpak / R-Collection / Vogue Italia

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Selected work

1 piece

About Maria Korkeila

For Fiskars, she brought this experimental approach to a capsule of unisex gardening clothes and accessories.