Guest Picks: Around the World in 28 Illustrators (for Kids)
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Because of the Internet, we're no longer limited to local handmade markets when searching for unique artwork for our homes. I've rounded up some of my favorite illustrators from all over the world, whose art would add a touch of color to any child's room. Click on the links to see more of their work. — Maddie From Li'l Magoolie
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Carlos Lainez: Andalusia, Spain
Featuring cats made from newspaper or covered in vintage crockery designs to match their teacups, Lainez creates stories with a subtle palette and quietly expressive felines.
Featuring cats made from newspaper or covered in vintage crockery designs to match their teacups, Lainez creates stories with a subtle palette and quietly expressive felines.
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Ismael Angeles: Mexico City, Mexico
Angeles's illustrations are like falling into a storybook and being transported to an insect-sized world of color and wonder. The perfect prints for a child with a big imagination.
Angeles's illustrations are like falling into a storybook and being transported to an insect-sized world of color and wonder. The perfect prints for a child with a big imagination.
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Mister Mista: Melbourne, Australia
From "Rockin' Robin Hood" to the "Three Little Pigs (and one DJ)," these prints are fairy tales as you've never seen them before! Definitely for the kid with rhythm and soul.
From "Rockin' Robin Hood" to the "Three Little Pigs (and one DJ)," these prints are fairy tales as you've never seen them before! Definitely for the kid with rhythm and soul.
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Alan Nagle: Moate, Ireland
Nagle has a strong minimal style, using bold color and stylized forms. Part design, part art and all awesome.
Nagle has a strong minimal style, using bold color and stylized forms. Part design, part art and all awesome.
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Helen Dardik: Ottowa, Canada
Dardik's style embodies everything awesome about being a kid: color, quirkiness, fun and imagination. Any of her prints would be at home in a child's room.
Dardik's style embodies everything awesome about being a kid: color, quirkiness, fun and imagination. Any of her prints would be at home in a child's room.
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Megan Tucker: Wales, United Kingdom
From the alphabet to vintage-inspired adventurers, Tucker's style is muted but playful with a retro twist.
From the alphabet to vintage-inspired adventurers, Tucker's style is muted but playful with a retro twist.
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Rosy Designs: Vancouver, Canada
From caped superheroes to balloon-carrying kids, these prints would complement any space.
From caped superheroes to balloon-carrying kids, these prints would complement any space.
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Sweet William: Wellington, New Zealand
A mixture of watercolor and graphic pen, Sweet William mixes color and detail to create unique pieces for a child's space.
A mixture of watercolor and graphic pen, Sweet William mixes color and detail to create unique pieces for a child's space.
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Matte Stephens: Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.
Stephens is inspired by artists like Ben Shahn and Paul Klee and his work portrays European-style settings with quirky hat-wearing characters. Everyone should have a Stephens print in their homes.
Stephens is inspired by artists like Ben Shahn and Paul Klee and his work portrays European-style settings with quirky hat-wearing characters. Everyone should have a Stephens print in their homes.
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Suzy Ultman: Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Ultman's style is cute and colorful. "Mr House" is a personal favorite.
Ultman's style is cute and colorful. "Mr House" is a personal favorite.
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Pilgrim Lee: Melbourne, Australia
As Pilgrim says, "My work is heavily influenced by my love of '60s and '70s art and design. Through my style I hope to evoke a sense of nostalgia for long-lost picture books, wallpaper and beloved toys, as well as to provide decor and inspiration for a younger generation."
As Pilgrim says, "My work is heavily influenced by my love of '60s and '70s art and design. Through my style I hope to evoke a sense of nostalgia for long-lost picture books, wallpaper and beloved toys, as well as to provide decor and inspiration for a younger generation."
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Printspace: Melbourne, Australia
Featuring a large selection of colorful prints that look like they sprang from your favorite children's book, Printspace has something to appeal to everyone.
Featuring a large selection of colorful prints that look like they sprang from your favorite children's book, Printspace has something to appeal to everyone.
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Oy! Prints: Auckland, New Zealand
From typographic works to flora and fauna, Oy! Prints focuses on simple, stylized prints with a Kiwi twist.
From typographic works to flora and fauna, Oy! Prints focuses on simple, stylized prints with a Kiwi twist.
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Kathy Panton: Melbourne, Australia
Layering colorful patterned paper into animal and transportation shapes, Panton's art would work nicely in a nursery.
Layering colorful patterned paper into animal and transportation shapes, Panton's art would work nicely in a nursery.
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Lisa Congdon: San Francisco, Calif., U.S.
Congdon has an amazing eye for color and detail. Her work is iconic and beautiful. I definitely need one of her birchscapes.
Congdon has an amazing eye for color and detail. Her work is iconic and beautiful. I definitely need one of her birchscapes.
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Judy Kaufmann: Barcelona, Spain
Kaufmann's work has a graphic design influence. Her art is bright, colorful and beautiful.
Kaufmann's work has a graphic design influence. Her art is bright, colorful and beautiful.
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Naoshi: Yokohama, Japan
Naoshi makes her art using shiny color sand (called "Sunae" in Japan) and the style is colorful and quirky.
Naoshi makes her art using shiny color sand (called "Sunae" in Japan) and the style is colorful and quirky.
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onelittlebird studio: Athens, Greece
Utilizing pop culture and vintage illustrations, Leanda Xavian's prints have a subtle elegance which would suit a pastel nursery beautifully.
Utilizing pop culture and vintage illustrations, Leanda Xavian's prints have a subtle elegance which would suit a pastel nursery beautifully.
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Dilka Bear: Trieste, Italy
Although her work has a slightly disturbing quality to it, the large eyes and beautifully colored scenes make Dilka Bear's illustrations impossible to ignore.
Although her work has a slightly disturbing quality to it, the large eyes and beautifully colored scenes make Dilka Bear's illustrations impossible to ignore.
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Sara Olmos: Rome, Italy
Graphic designer Olmos loves playing with images and ideas in order to transform them into small visual puzzles.
Graphic designer Olmos loves playing with images and ideas in order to transform them into small visual puzzles.
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Magaly Ohika: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ohika creates abstract, colorful prints that would brighten any kid's room — a beautiful mess.
Ohika creates abstract, colorful prints that would brighten any kid's room — a beautiful mess.
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Dekanimal: Hong Kong, China
This artwork is mainly about animals and nature and reflects the artist's passion in life and love.
This artwork is mainly about animals and nature and reflects the artist's passion in life and love.
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Nan Lawson: Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.
Lawson draws quirky, nerdy things and characters, which are often inspired by hipsters, cult television shows and flea markets.
Lawson draws quirky, nerdy things and characters, which are often inspired by hipsters, cult television shows and flea markets.
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honey cup: Melbourne, Australia
Subtly colored with shy little characters, these prints would look beautiful all lined up on a wall as a series.
Subtly colored with shy little characters, these prints would look beautiful all lined up on a wall as a series.
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Annie Bach: Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Forget about putting a bird on it, every nursery wall should have a fox or sloth on it! Bach creates beautiful, stylish prints with an animal focus.
Forget about putting a bird on it, every nursery wall should have a fox or sloth on it! Bach creates beautiful, stylish prints with an animal focus.
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Maja Lindberg: Lomma, Sweden
Lindberg creates dream-like scenes rendered beautifully with a silent serenity to them. They'd look beautiful in a stylish nursery or kid's room.
Lindberg creates dream-like scenes rendered beautifully with a silent serenity to them. They'd look beautiful in a stylish nursery or kid's room.
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Helga McLeod: Bethulie, South Africa
Painted directly onto wood, McLeod's scenes are simple and timeless.
Painted directly onto wood, McLeod's scenes are simple and timeless.
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Elsbeth Eksteen: Pretoria, South Africa
Eksteen calls her work "love inspired art." She wrote, "... My paintings tell a story, so look closely ... And you'll be reminded that you are beautiful, special and loved ... Or they will simply make you smile."
Next: 10 Tips for Beautiful and Functional Kids' Rooms
Eksteen calls her work "love inspired art." She wrote, "... My paintings tell a story, so look closely ... And you'll be reminded that you are beautiful, special and loved ... Or they will simply make you smile."
Next: 10 Tips for Beautiful and Functional Kids' Rooms
Ideabook published on March 29, 2012.
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