Prints at Large

Bold graphic prints capture the eye and create a focal point in a room. In the 1960’s British interior designer David Hicks designed graphic patterned carpets and fabrics when he found none on the market that he considered good enough. His products are still in production and are designer favorites today.

Graphic printed textiles have lasting power. Leopard, zebra and giraffe motifs have been a mainstay in interior design and are constantly reproduced and reintroduced as designer classics.

Finnish company Marimekko is particularly noted for brightly colored printed fabrics and simple styles used for home furnishings. In the mid 1960's, Crate and Barrel stores began a relationship with Marimekko, which continues today.

Carpet tile can be ordered online and installed as a do it yourself project for any room within a few hours. Bedrooms are the easiest room to include large scale patterned textiles. Duvet covers and sheet ensembles in great prints and patterns are available online or ready to take home from local stores for an instant new look.

Before investing in custom curtains, installed carpets, upholstered furniture or wallcoverings Interior design directors Samuel Fleming Lewis and Stephen Kladder of INSTUDIO suggest that you select a bold graphic pattern or print that you really love to avoid long term costly mistakes.

The key to successfully using bold graphic prints is balance. Include complementary solid colors, textures and finishes that balance the overall room design.

Be bold at home with design direction from instudio-sf.com