Ritva Puotila
Ritva Soilikki Puotila (born 7 June 1935) is a Finnish textile designer and artist. She is the artistic director of the Finnish design company Woodnotes, which she founded in 1987 alongside her son Mikko Puotila. She is known for rugs and carpets, which she typically makes from paper string and linen.
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Ritva Puotila
Jorma Blomqvist · Suomen Kuvalehti 39/1963 page 24 · Public domain
- Name
- Ritva Puotila
- Born
- 7 June 1935
- Birthplace
- Vyborg, Finnish Karelia (now Russia)
- Occupation
- Textile designer, visual artist
- Nationality
- Finland
- Honours
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland · Kaj Franck Design Prize · Textile Artist of the Year
- Languages
- Finnish
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Ritva Soilikki Puotila (born 7 June 1935) is a Finnish textile designer and artist. She is the artistic director of the Finnish design company Woodnotes, which she founded in 1987 alongside her son Mikko Puotila. She is known for rugs and carpets, which she typically makes from paper string and linen.
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The rugs have a clear graphic pattern, and influences from both Japanese and traditional Finnish crafts. She had three sons, including actor Jukka Puotila. She has received the Suomi Award in 1996, the Kaj Franck Design Award in 2000, the Pro Finlandia Medal in 2003, and the Ornamo award in 2011. Her artwork can be found in the museum collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.
The recorded working language is Finnish. Work by Ritva Puotila is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Baltimore Museum of Art and National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Kaj Franck Design Prize and Textile Artist of the Year.
Photograph of the Finnish textile artist Ritva Puotila (1935–).
Seppo Konstig / Eeva · http: index=0 size=original format=tif key=0 type=highresimg Image record page in Finna: museovirasto.4726e849-92
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• Name — Ritva Puotila • Born — 7 June 1935 • Birthplace — Vyborg, Finnish Karelia (now Russia) • Occupation — Textile designer, visual artist • Children — 3, including Jukka Puotila
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1935
Ritva Puotila born at Vyborg.
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Ritva Puotila received Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Kaj Franck Design Prize and Textile Artist of the Year.
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- 1.Puotila, Ritva. Uppslagsverket Finland.
- 2.Ritva Puotila. Vepsäläinen.
- 3.Kaj Franck Design Award 2000 Textile Artist Ritva Puotila. Design Forum Finland. 2007-07-12.
- 4.Näyttelijä Jukka Puotilan lämminhenkinen taiteilijajuhla – ‘Suurisydäminen joukkuepelaaja’. Iltalehti.
- 5.Ornamon kultainen ansiomerkki. Ornamo.
- 6.Ritva Puotila. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
- 7.Ritva Puotila. Art Gallery WA Collection Online.
- 8.Ritva Puotila. Baltimore Museum of Art.
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