Oiva - Ruudut bowl 5 dl, white - blue

Erja Hirvi (born 1968) is a Helsinki-based textile and print designer. Considered one of the most renowned Finnish print designers of her generation, Hirvi has had a long and productive career collaborating with the likes of Marimekko and Samuji.

Finnish print designer Maija Louekari (b. 1982) is well-known especially for the textile prints designed for Marimekko. Louekari has studied at the University of Art and Design Helsinki, and in 2003 she won a design competition organized jointly by her university and Marimekko. She has worked as a freelance designer for Marimekko ever since.

Jenni Tuominen (born 1976) comes from Porvoo, Finland and is an illustrator and artist. She has graduated as a blacksmith in 1996 and as an artist/printmaker in 2001. Tuominen has studied graphic design at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki.

Aino-Maija Metsola (born 1983) is an Helsinki-based illustrator and designer. For Marimekko she has designed prints for fabrics, duvet covers, clothes, tableware, etc. One of her most popular designs for Marimekko is Sääpäiväkirja, "Weather Diary".

Sami Ruotsalainen is a Finnish designer who graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 2005 with a Master’s Degree in ceramic and glass design. Among the most important works by Sami Ruotsalainen, there are the Maku series designed for Arabia and the Oiva tableware collection created for Marimekko.

Sami Ruotsalainen has designed the strong and clean shapes of the tableware set, while the decorations are by Marimekko's pattern designers. Sami Ruotsalainen has had a long working relationship with Marimekko, having acted as an assistant to Kristina Isola amongst others, and is now part of the Marimekko design team.