Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel

Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel

£155.00
£155.00
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Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
  • Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel
Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel

Eine Lepistö Aalto 1977 Finlayson Textile Wall Art – Scandinavian Mid Century Modern Framed Panel

£155.00
£155.00

Eine Lepistö — Aalto, 1977. Original screen-printed cotton furnishing fabric for Finlayson, Finland. Aalto — meaning "wave" in Finnish — is one of Finlayson's most iconic archive designs, listed alongside Elefantti and Coronna as a defining classic of the Finnish textile canon. This piece is presented in the rare original earth-tone colourway: a rich, layered sequence of burnt orange, amber, rust, dark brown, black and cream — entirely distinct from the blue-on-white colourway still produced today. Professionally stretched over a new wooden frame. 62 cm × 108 cm. Excellent vintage condition.

A Finnish design icon. The rare earth-tone colourway. From the golden era of Scandinavian textile design.

Finlayson was founded in Tampere, Finland in 1820 by the Scottish industrialist James Finlayson, and grew to become one of the largest industrial enterprises in Scandinavia. By the 1960s and 1970s — alongside Marimekko and Tampella — Finlayson defined the distinctive bold, large-scale style of Finnish printed textile design that characterises the era and is so collectable today. In 1951, Finlayson established a dedicated pattern design studio in Forssa, commissioning designers whose work would go on to be recognised as some of the finest of the decade. The archive of those designs — hundreds of thousands of textile samples and original drawings by more than 130 designers — is now held at the Forssa Museum, a testament to the cultural significance of what Finlayson produced.

Eine Lepistö

Eine Lepistö is one of Finlayson's most celebrated designers, responsible for several of the company's best-loved archive patterns. Aalto, designed in 1977, is her masterwork — a design so enduring that Finlayson continues to produce it nearly fifty years later. Finlayson themselves describe Lepistö's approach as capturing her subject "in the minimalist and crystallised style typical of the era."

Aalto

Designed in 1977 at the height of Scandinavian modernist textile design, Aalto translates the movement of ocean waves into a bold, rhythmic repeat of undulating horizontal bands — simple in concept, extraordinarily effective in practice. The composition fills a wall with calm, confident energy. This example is presented in the original earth-tone colourway — burnt orange, amber, rust, dark brown, near-black and warm cream — a palette that feels entirely of its 1970s moment yet sits with complete ease in a contemporary interior. The blue-on-white colourway remains in production; this warm colourway does not, making original vintage examples in this palette genuinely rare.

This piece has been handcrafted using rare, original vintage Finlayson fabric, professionally stretched over a newly constructed wooden frame — transforming a collectible furnishing fabric into a gallery-quality textile artwork. The colours remain deep, rich, and wonderfully vibrant.

Specifications

Design Aalto, 1977
Designer Eine Lepistö
Producer Finlayson, Tampere, Finland
Material Original screen-printed cotton
Frame Professionally stretched over new wooden frame
Dimensions 62 cm × 108 cm
Colourway Original earth-tone — burnt orange, amber, rust, dark brown, black, cream
Style Scandinavian modernist, mid century modern, Finnish textile art

Condition

Excellent vintage condition. Colours remain deep, rich, and vibrant. As with all genuine vintage textiles, minor age-related characteristics may be present — entirely consistent with a piece of this age and adding to its authentic character.

A Finnish design icon in its rarest colourway — and now available for your wall.

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