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When one thinks about design objects with which to furnish one's home, the living area in particular, prints and posters are often left out of the discussion, because they are not recognised as real design pieces.
Actually, there are many screen prints born from the creative genius of the most famous and popular designers.
Buying a designer print is not only an excellent choice from a décor point of view, because it allows those who take home such an object to make a nice investment in art, but it is also a way to make your living room more contemporary, original and special.
Furthermore, design prints are always a popular and undoubtedly distinctive gift idea!
In this article, we will show you 4 design prints that are a must-have in your living room and will give your living area an extra edge.
1. Enzo Mari's 'La Serie della Natura' prints
"La Serie della Natura" was designed in the 1960s by Enzo Mari, for Danese. Mari was a non-conformist and, in his own way, a revolutionary in the field of design. Mari's idea was to make art and beautiful works accessible to everyone and therefore reproducible: so silk-screen printing came to the aid of this process of 'democratisation' of design.
The beautiful 'Nature Series' consists of 17 subjects, all with a nature theme and, above all, born from the quest to transform an image into an eternal and immutable symbol.
Enzo Mari's "La Pera" is not just an ordinary pear, but through the elimination of all that is superfluous it becomes "La Pera" par excellance: the only possible and imaginable one, in Mari's view.
The same applies to "Il Lupo", as well as to "La Mela" and "L'Oca". Beyond the aesthetic beauty of these silkscreen prints, which immensely enhance all those living rooms furnished in a minimalist, contemporary or Nordic style, what strikes one is undoubtedly the meaning that Mari wanted to imprint in these illustrations.
2. Bruno Munari's 'Edizioni d'arte' collection of prints
Bruno Munari, artist, designer and writer, is one of the most representative figures of 20th century art, design and graphics. If you like the idea of enriching your home with meaningful furnishings and objects with a history behind them, you cannot miss these prints made by Munari for Danese.
The collection they belong to, together with the works of Mari mentioned earlier, is called 'Edizioni d'arte'.
These prints not only impress with their innate elegance, but also convey to the viewer important reflections on the deconstruction of concepts and forms that belong to our everyday life, with the aim of achieving a new point of view on the world.
3. SA13's irreverent and ironic prints
SA13 is a design project resulting from the collaboration between Silvia Montemitro, an architect and interior designer, and Antonio Guiotto, a visual artist. The key words of their work are "desecration", "irreverence" and "irony".
They produce not only prints, but also household items, such as plates, and furnishing accessories: all characterised by great craftsmanship, attention to detail and, above all, lots and lots of innovation and irony
SA13's prints stand out for their originality and lightness: they are born from puns or from the juxtaposition of images and situations that, at first glance, might seem crazy.
They are ideal for those who are not afraid to dare and to furnish their living area with irreverent, unique and out-of-the-ordinary design objects.
4. "I Volti" prints by Mimmo Paladino
Also sold by Danese Milano, the silkscreen prints belonging to the 'I Volti' series by Mimmo Paladino pay homage to the creativity and innovation of Bruno Munari.
The faces represented by Paladino take their cue from the video "Giocosa Mente" (Playful Mind), "a work for moving images" with which Mimmo Paladino paid homage to Bruno Munari 100 years after his birth
Simple colourful, playful, minimalist, bright and geometric strokes: "I Volti" make an excellent impression anywhere, but they look their best when placed in a very contemporary living room characterised by a light palette, as well as by minimalist furnishing accessories.
