Maria Great – Artist and Creative Visionary

Maria Great is a Finnish artist and visual designer whose work merges artistic sensitivity, aesthetic clarity, and a strong foundation in business and brand development. Her journey did not begin with fine art, but with a passion for creating cohesive experiences – products, spaces, and brands that are not only beautiful but deeply functional, emotionally resonant, and authentic.

Maria’s career in the beauty and design industry began as Product and Sales Manager at Cen Cei Oy, then known as Hair Store Oy, one of Finland’s leading hair and cosmetics retailers. In that role, she was responsible for developing product selections, leading sales strategies, and managing the commercial positioning of brands – working daily at the intersection of consumer insight and international supplier relations. It was there she learned how to turn a product into an experience – and a brand into something that lives.

She later founded her own company, Hair & Beauty Mariacos Finland Oy, under which she developed a complete natural cosmetics brand called MARIACOS. Maria created the entire brand independently – from concept and product formulation to packaging design, visual identity, marketing, and sales. Within just three years, the concept had grown into a nationwide network of over 135 beauty salon resellers in Finland.

In 2011, a patent was filed under Mariacos for a treatment method focused on the lips and surrounding area – a reflection of Maria’s dedication to innovation and holistic beauty.

After years of product development and entrepreneurship, Maria moved abroad to fully dedicate herself to the world of art, literature, and conceptual design. She has lived and worked in Finland, Africa, and the United Kingdom, and her expression carries the layered influence of international cultures and visual languages.

Her patterns, collections, and visual worlds are born from the same creative core as her brand-building years: the desire to give form to a deep feeling, memory, or vision – one that lives through garments, spaces, and surfaces, and leaves a mark.

Upon returning to Finland, Maria has reconnected with the essence of Nordic identity: the quiet strength and understated presence that speaks through authenticity – and, for that reason, can resonate across cultures.

Her vision for the future is clear:

She seeks to create with her art products where sensitivity and strength breathe through the same surface – artistically, authentically, and boldly.

Forms, garments, spaces, and patterns that don’t just look good – but feel good to be in.

Every detail holds emotion: a vision that may be imperfect, but is true – and therefore, beautiful.

Through design. Through product. Through brand

Today, her art is not just an image – it is a source from which an entire world can be built.

-Maria Great -

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Get in Touch

Based in Helsinki, Finland — working internationally.

If you are drawn to my art, interested in licensing a design, developing a visual concept, or co-creating a brand with soul – I would love to hear from you.

Whether you’re a company, curator, fashion house, design studio, gallery, or creative collaborator, I bring vision, depth, and a heartfelt commitment to every project.

With all my heart, I am ready to come help you in your project.

Let’s build something beautiful, meaningful – and entirely unique.

📩 Lets Contact : great.maria@icloud.com