Collection by Aileen Kwun

Rooms With Graphic Prints We Love

Emphatic and colorful additions to each of the following rooms, these graphic prints and illustrations make the case for multiples and affordable art.

A pink and yellow interior close-up with various ephemera such as a movie director typography poster, paper beehive ball, wooden beads, and a models artist hand sculpture. Photo by: Magnus Anesund
A pink and yellow interior close-up with various ephemera such as a movie director typography poster, paper beehive ball, wooden beads, and a models artist hand sculpture. Photo by: Magnus Anesund
Scott Winter determines precisely what his laptop is telling him at the kitchen bar. The poster on the wall behind him celebrates the Schubert opera Snow White.
Scott Winter determines precisely what his laptop is telling him at the kitchen bar. The poster on the wall behind him celebrates the Schubert opera Snow White.
In the living room, the LivingColors lamp, though obscured from view by a Knoll sofa by Charles Pfister, mimics the bright warm tones of the Max Bill poster. Grawe's cat, Eero, settles in amongst a collection of both vintage and contemporary pillows.
In the living room, the LivingColors lamp, though obscured from view by a Knoll sofa by Charles Pfister, mimics the bright warm tones of the Max Bill poster. Grawe's cat, Eero, settles in amongst a collection of both vintage and contemporary pillows.
Scholten & Baijings's graphic posters ($14.99) are hung above Anna Efverlund's kick sled-inspired bench ($99.99).
Scholten & Baijings's graphic posters ($14.99) are hung above Anna Efverlund's kick sled-inspired bench ($99.99).
A palette of wood, concrete, and painted brick forms a neutral backdrop for Kathryn Tyler’s vintage treasures, including a $30 dining table, $3 poster, and a set of 1950s Carl Jacobs Jason chairs she snagged on eBay for $400. Read more about  this frugal furniture collector here.
A palette of wood, concrete, and painted brick forms a neutral backdrop for Kathryn Tyler’s vintage treasures, including a $30 dining table, $3 poster, and a set of 1950s Carl Jacobs Jason chairs she snagged on eBay for $400. Read more about this frugal furniture collector here.
In the office, which is part of the addition, a collection of vintage posters hangs above a Cbox file cabinet and a table from Blu Dot used as a desk. The rug is a Photon.
In the office, which is part of the addition, a collection of vintage posters hangs above a Cbox file cabinet and a table from Blu Dot used as a desk. The rug is a Photon.
Cheeky posters in the hall belie Blauvelt's training as a graphic designer.
Cheeky posters in the hall belie Blauvelt's training as a graphic designer.
Pozner fills down time with creative projects, such as the “List Art” canvas featuring his favorite bands.
Pozner fills down time with creative projects, such as the “List Art” canvas featuring his favorite bands.
Family pictures and a letterpress poster by Lange's mother, designer Martha Scotford, adorn a textile covered panel.
Family pictures and a letterpress poster by Lange's mother, designer Martha Scotford, adorn a textile covered panel.
Paton has specialized in pottery and objets throughout her collecting career, though this pair of posters by Victor Vasarely carries this vignette in the bedroom.
Paton has specialized in pottery and objets throughout her collecting career, though this pair of posters by Victor Vasarely carries this vignette in the bedroom.
A profile print by the late margaret Kilgallen hangs on the brick wall.
A profile print by the late margaret Kilgallen hangs on the brick wall.
Built in the early 1970s, the house's kitchen, living, and dining areas were originally divided into three distinct zones. In order for this great room to flow as one, Klopf Architecture removed the glass doors and solid walls separating the enclosed atrium from the kitchen and living room.  A Herman Miller trade poster, Design Within Reach book tower, and IKEA sofa mingle in the space.
Built in the early 1970s, the house's kitchen, living, and dining areas were originally divided into three distinct zones. In order for this great room to flow as one, Klopf Architecture removed the glass doors and solid walls separating the enclosed atrium from the kitchen and living room. A Herman Miller trade poster, Design Within Reach book tower, and IKEA sofa mingle in the space.
A portrait of Grace Jones, by Niagra, sits on top of a locker bank.
A portrait of Grace Jones, by Niagra, sits on top of a locker bank.
In the late 1970s, he experimented with a sofa that sports a stylized landscape painted on its sides, a prelude to the postmodernism of the 1980s. The Kukkapuros’ respective work spaces are side by side and occupy roughly one-third of the studio’s 2,150 square feet.
In the late 1970s, he experimented with a sofa that sports a stylized landscape painted on its sides, a prelude to the postmodernism of the 1980s. The Kukkapuros’ respective work spaces are side by side and occupy roughly one-third of the studio’s 2,150 square feet.
The furniture in the living room came a bit more easily. A Knoll chair was a gift from an old employer, as was the poster, by Paula Scher, in the hall leading to the bedroom.
The furniture in the living room came a bit more easily. A Knoll chair was a gift from an old employer, as was the poster, by Paula Scher, in the hall leading to the bedroom.
Howard and Shumate in the living room, where Commune designer Steven Johanknecht introduced custom built-in daybeds with storage beneath. The carpet-fragment pillows are from Commune, as is the table, designed by Joshua Tree–based sculptor Alma Allen. The poster is by Mike Mills.
Howard and Shumate in the living room, where Commune designer Steven Johanknecht introduced custom built-in daybeds with storage beneath. The carpet-fragment pillows are from Commune, as is the table, designed by Joshua Tree–based sculptor Alma Allen. The poster is by Mike Mills.
A simple poster with bold colors adds to the industrial character of this Paris abode. Photo by Céline Clanet.
A simple poster with bold colors adds to the industrial character of this Paris abode. Photo by Céline Clanet.
A portion of Blauvelt’s 3,000-book library is archived in the long entry hall where the geometry of a Noguchi lamp plays off a pair of minimalist prints by Daniel Buren.
A portion of Blauvelt’s 3,000-book library is archived in the long entry hall where the geometry of a Noguchi lamp plays off a pair of minimalist prints by Daniel Buren.

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