Marimekko show at the Finish Embassy in D.C. Finland holds a special place in my heart since I spent a year there nearly a decade ago, and my sister loves clothing design and fiber arts, so the Marimekko show was a natural destination for us. I don't know which was more impressive, the bright printed fabrics and clothing designs, or the architecture of the Finnish Embassy. The gracefully curved staircase (at left) is just one of the highlights of the building, which features lots of natural wood blended ingeniously with glass and steel to create the sort of techno-organic fusion that marks so much of Finnish design. Very cool, and worth a visit if you're in D.C. The embassy is also currently promoting a show at the National Museum of Women in the Arts entitled Nordic Cool: Hot Women Designers, which runs through Sept. 12 and features several Finnish artists.