If your walls have been looking a little flat lately, Jonathan Adler just handed you the fix. The design world's reigning maximalist has rolled out a fresh wave of art ranging from hand-beaded lips, mid-century archive photography, and vivid botanical prints pulled from a legendary textile designer's vault. The through-line is unmistakable: colour, and lots of it. Think citrus yellows, poolside pinks, and the kind of saturated greens that make a room feel like it's always golden hour.
Whether you're after a statement photograph for above the sofa or a punchy little accent for a gallery wall, here are 10 new pieces from the drop that capture peak summer energy.
Paule Marrot, Pink Birds
Paule Marrot (1902–1987) was a French textile artist, engraver, and painter whose bold colour and geometry put her at the heart of the Art Deco movement, and Adler has digitally re-mastered a whole run of her archival prints. This one's a flock of hot-pink birds that reads equal parts tropical and chic. Each piece is hand-curated, mounted on linen, framed in an acrylic box, and printed on archival rag paper.
Paule Marrot, Vase with Roses
Another gem from the Marrot archive, this one leans a little more classic. It is a still life of roses rendered in her signature lyrical, painterly style. It's a softer entry point into the collection if pink birds feel like too much of a leap, but it still packs plenty of colour.
Bitten Beaded Art
Part of Adler's "Lip Service" series, this beaded wall art is made by a master beader at an artisanal workshop in India. Each piece takes nearly 100 hours to complete. Varying bead heights create real depth and texture, landing somewhere between pop art and textile art. It's a certified bestseller, and it's easy to see why: it's playful, glossy, and impossible to ignore.
Slim Aarons "Beauty and The Beast" Photograph
Slim Aarons made a career of photographing, in his words, "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places," and this 1959 shot of Lady Daphne Cameron lounging on a tiger skin rug in a Palm Beach trophy room is peak Aarons glamour. It's printed from a scan of the original negative and mounted on aluminum with a museum-quality Plexiglas face. A genuine showstopper for a large wall.
Paule Marrot, Green Magnolias (Var. 2)
If you want in on the Marrot magic without the four-figure-plus commitment, this smaller magnolia print is the most accessible piece in the drop. It's framed with a linen liner and wood frame rather than the acrylic box treatment, which keeps the price down while still delivering that lush, saturated green.
Slim Aarons "Sunbathing in Capri" Photograph
Shot poolside at the Hotel Punta Tragara in Capri in August 1974, this is the quintessential Aarons summer image. Sun-drenched, effortlessly cool, and dripping with Italian Riviera nostalgia. It's a smaller (and more attainable) format than the "Beauty and the Beast" print above, making it an easy pick for a smaller wall or gallery grouping.
Full Dose Beaded Art
The companion piece to the Bitten beaded art above, this one trades the bite for a full pucker in bold red beadwork created using the same artisanal technique and nearly-100-hours-of-work construction as the "Lip Service" piece. Worth noting: it's currently sold out online, so keep an eye out for a restock if the lips motif is calling your name.
Susan Hable, Water Spout
Susan Hable's work brings an entirely different energy to the lineup. It is vibrant, collage-like, and abstract, with a natural-world sensibility that still feels bold rather than precious. It's printed on cotton-based archival canvas and set in a gallery-quality wood floater frame, so it reads more contemporary art gallery than vintage archive.
Paule Marrot, Black and White Abstract 4
Not every piece in a "summer colour" edit needs to be a riot of hue. Sometimes the palette cleanser is the point. This graphic black-and-white abstract from the Marrot archive is a smart way to anchor a room full of brighter pieces, letting the colour around it do the talking.
Conde Nast Collection, Veruschka Wearing a Yellow Kaftan
Pulled straight from the Condé Nast archive, this vintage fashion photograph is the article's title piece for a reason. It portrays a blast of sunshine yellow that captures the golden age of fashion photography in one frame. It's printed on archival paper with a gallery-quality wood frame and archival matting, making it feel more like a collector's piece than a typical print.
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