Marimekko’s chopstick rests are shaped after some of the brand’s most beloved patterns: two of the small rests echo Maija Isola’s iconic Unikko flower, while the other two take their rounded form from the classic Kivet design. With their delightful colors, the rests are perfect not only for holding chopsticks but also for adding a joyful decorative detail of their own. The set of four chopstick rests comes packaged in a box featuring the Marimekko Logo pattern. Marimekko's Kivet pattern, created in 1956, draws its inspiration from nature – its rough-edged circles were based on large stones that had been moved from the yard of Isola’s studio. Unikko, on the other hand, was born in 1964 as a protest when Armi Ratia, the founder of Marimekko, announced that no floral fabrics would be printed at the design house. Isola did not accept these rules and restrictions without a fight and ended up designing an entire series of them. One of those prints was Unikko, which quickly became a favorite of Ratia, too.