Annina Arter creates print designs for fashion, interior and
architecture. Her work decorates walls, textiles and garments.
Trough her employment at the Swiss textile company Jakob
Schlaepfer she developped a high sensitivity to colour and
material. She designed prints for numerous fashion houses such as
Chanel, Dior, Giambattista Valli and Marc Jacobs as well as
bespoke wallpapers, table cloths and curtains for museums,
restaurants and private clients. She never tires of lush
decoration and is passionate about ornamentation with all its
facets. She playfully combines bold colours with fantastical
stories and juxtaposes hand painted patterns with her digital
skills. Please
contact for requests.
Zürich, Switzerland, +41 79 657 61 45,
info@anninaarter.com,
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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
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 Sara, created as part of a capsule collection for Collectif mon Amour, Zurich
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.
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
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.
Panorama wallpapers for a dental practice – please ask for project based application
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.
wallcoverings for retrospective Silvia Sleigh, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, 2011. Exhibition design concept: Giovanni Carmine, Martin Leuthold. Curator: Giovanni Carmine
Curtain designs for the exhibition "Bauernkunst? Appenzeller Möbelmalerei 1700–1860" Zeughaus Teufen, 2012
print designs for Jakob Schlaepfer - please contact Jakob Schlaepfer for requests
