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Helsinki, Finland

Satu Maaranen

  • Experimental textile surfaces
  • Landscape-inspired prints
  • Bold color

Satu Maaranen combines experimental textile surfaces with vivid color and landscape imagery. Her graduation collection, which won the Hyères fashion prize in 2013, incorporated raw materials such as sand and sawdust into fabrics.

Portrait of Satu Maaranen
Courtesy designer / ThisisFINLAND Magazine · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Blue sculptural garment — Satu Maaranen, 2013

Collection selection

Blue sculptural garment

2013

A documented example from the designer’s clothing collections.

Vogue France; individual photographer not retrieved
Sculptural orange outerwear and yellow cropped trousers — Satu Maaranen, 2013

Collection selection

Sculptural orange outerwear and yellow cropped trousers

2013

Sculpted volume gives this design its distinctive outline.

Vogue France; individual photographer not retrieved
Pink and beige tailored coatdress — Satu Maaranen, 2012; shown at Hyères 2013

Collection selection

Pink and beige tailored coatdress

2012; shown at Hyères 2013 · Garment in Landscape

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

Ilona Olkonen / Satu Maaranen lookbook, via Behance
Blue blouse with a full pleated skirt — Satu Maaranen, 2012; shown at Hyères 2013

Collection selection

Blue blouse with a full pleated skirt

2012; shown at Hyères 2013 · Garment in Landscape

Repeated folds build volume and visual rhythm through the design.

Ilona Olkonen / Satu Maaranen lookbook, via Behance
Black-and-white ensemble with sculptural waist knot — Satu Maaranen, 2012; shown at Hyères 2013

Collection selection

Black-and-white ensemble with sculptural waist knot

2012; shown at Hyères 2013 · Garment in Landscape

Sculpted volume gives this design its distinctive outline.

Ilona Olkonen / Satu Maaranen lookbook, via Behance

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Selected work

1 piece

About Satu Maaranen

At Marimekko she developed print techniques with factory specialists, connecting hands-on research with the practical demands of clothing, accessories and industrial production.