New kids' wall art to know about for stylish bedrooms and playrooms
If you’re looking to discover new kid's wall art that doesn’t fall into the character prints category or isn’t so abstract and grown-up they could be mistaken for your own cast offs from your uni days, then Desenio's new collection, ‘Little Artists, Big Dreams’ offers and altogether more wholesome and playful vibe that you’re going to want to know more about. Every piece began as a child's own drawing, made real without losing the wobble, the colour choices, or the joy of a five-year-old with a paintbrush and no rules.
Made By Children, For Children's Rooms
For one day, Desenio's Stockholm Atelier was handed over to a group of young artists, who were invited to paint, draw and experiment alongside the studio's professional illustrators, without trends, expectations or conventional artistic rules to follow. Their ideas became the starting point for twenty new designs, developed into art prints and canvas prints sized for children's rooms and family spaces. The result is playful in the way only child-made art can be: quirky colour pairings, confident scribbles and bags of individual character that’s unmistakably child-like.
"Creating this collection with the children in our Stockholm Atelier was a beautiful reminder of how freely children express themselves through art," says Annica Wallin, Executive Creative Director at Desenio. "Their imagination, colours and ideas brought so much life to the collection."
A Collection With A Purpose
Ten per cent of every sale from Little Artists, Big Dreams goes to the World Childhood Foundation, supporting its work to prevent violence and sexual abuse against children and to strengthen child safety systems in Sweden and internationally. It's a cause that sits comfortably alongside the collection's spirit: every child's right to play, create and simply be a child.
"This collection reflects a belief that lies at the heart of Childhood's work," says Ellika Mårtensson, Senior Manager Partnerships & Philanthropy at Childhood. "Every child's right to a safe childhood where they can play, create and dream freely."
Why It Works In A Kids’ bedroom or Playroom
What makes the collection worth featuring beyond the cause is how well it actually works on a wall. The twenty designs are playful rather than saccharine, which means they hold their own in a playroom, older kids’ bedroom and not just a nursery. Framed and grouped in twos or threes, they can convey more of an art edit than a set of kids' posters, which is exactly the point: a kid's room deserves the same design attention as the rest of the house.
