The Silmälasikukkaro purse is made of cotton in the Piccolo pattern, which is printed in Helsinki. The rectangular purse has a metallic frame that is easy to snap open and shut. The purse has a Piccolo pattern in different colors on both sides, and the lining of the purse is solid color.
Cotton used in this product is organic.
In 1953, the very year she joined Marimekko, Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi created Piccolo, a striped fabric pattern painted with vivid brushstrokes. Three years later, the Jokapoika shirt made from the fabric appeared in stores and the streets – for good, it seems.
