For the new Kaiserhaus, Annina Arter created a collaged narrative for downtown Bern. In the tradition of the historic panorama wallpapers from the 19th century, an opulently staged transition from day to night paves the way for the viewer to a place of longing. Building blocks of these worlds are botanical illustrations from natural history archives, silhouettes and photos.
One moon that's bright, another that's blue, A fish in the grass, and a small moth, too.
Digital print on PES fleece, 2021
Curtain designs for the exhibition "Bauernkunst? Appenzeller Möbelmalerei 1700–1860" Zeughaus Teufen, 2012
Wallcoverings for retrospective Silvia Sleigh, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, 2011. Exhibition design concept: Giovanni Carmine, Martin Leuthold. Curator: Giovanni Carmine.
Wall designs for the exhibition "Gunta Stölzl and Johannes Itten - Textile Universes," Kunstmuseum Thun, August 17 - December 1, 2024. Director: Helen Hirsch, Co-curators: Helen Hirsch, Christoph Wagner, Exhibition organization: Cornelius Krell, Chiara Ottavi, Simon Stalder, supported by Celina Berchtold (University of Regensburg) and Mirjam Deckers (Gunta Stölzl Foundation Groningen). The five wallpaper interventions were created in response to the exhibited objects. Sublimation printing on PES fleece. Installation by Daniel Rieben, Mirjam Sieber, and Raffaella Chiara. Images: Till Forrer
Print designs for Jakob Schlaepfer - please contact Jakob Schlaepfer for requests.
Swiss Design Award 2024 in the category Fashion and Textile Design. Jury Report: "Annina Arter, freelance textile designer, presents her compelling work "Castles and Carpets," which captivated the jury with her printmaking. The spatial presence, the playful mastery of the surface, and the break with the classic pattern are impressive. Annina Arter's humorous use of form and color transforms a space with narratives from nature, the animal kingdom, and historical architectural elements into a magical, atmospherically designed world."
Print design Sara, created as part of a capsule collection for Collectif mon Amour, Zurich
Window design for the new building at the Cantonal Hospital in Chur Switzerland, commissioned by Staufer and Hasler Architects, 2018. Completion of the building in summer 2019. In collaboration with Astrid Staufer, Martin Leuthold, Patrik Meng.
Print design with side repeat, print design collection Annina Arter – please ask for project based application
Print design Arniko, developed for ARNIKO concept store in Zurich Europaallee
Print design with side repeat, print design collection Annina Arter – please ask for project based application
Panorama wallpaper with side repeat, wallpaper collection Annina Arter – please ask for project based application.
The project “Off the Wall” expands Annina Arters product range with woven murals. The scenes and the narratives depicted set unique accents in the room, convey sensuality and respond to the current need for more comfort and warmth. The murals take up the present longing for strange worlds in which one can lose oneself and discover things. They create a surreal exile, a projection surface through which the viewer can escape reality for a moment. Botanical hand paintings, cyanotypes, paper cuttings and photos are digitally collaged in images. Peculiar, hidden details, naive and absurd combinations are particularly noticeable. - Textile pictures, a little "off the wall"! Thanks to the digital jacquard weaving on a fine polyester warp, an almost photo-realistic implementation of the designs achieved possible. The project was nominated for the Swiss Design Awards in 2021.
Video installation for the theatre „die Liebe zu den drei Orangen“ from Sergej Prokofjev at Staatstheater Mainz, 2019.
For one summer, the „Drachensegel“ served as a shade roof on the Goumoënswiese, in addition to the water-spouting dragon figure in the nearby playground.
Print design with side repeat, created as part of the group exhibition „Cambiare Aria“ 2019 with Valentina Stieger and Hannah Raschle. Please ask for project based applications.
