Reeta Ek

Reeta Ek (b. 1979) is a Finnish artist with a Master’s degree in textile art from Aalto University in Helsinki. She has worked as a textile designer for several renowned Finnish brands, including Marimekko, Nanso and Lapuan Kankurit. Her creative process is rooted in everyday life, and she draws inspiration from rhythm, color and the quiet beauty of ordinary moments – Ek has described her approach by saying: ”Good ideas are often born in the morning with a cup of coffee and browsing the newspaper. However, you can’t sit down and wait for the inspiration to come, but it evolves and grows by doing, and also through mistakes.”

Reeta Ek won the Young Designer of the Year prize in September 2017.