News RSS
Trends From the 2017 Milan Furniture Fair
Earlier this month the Milan Furniture Fair celebrated its 56th year of setting new trends in home décor. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, there were 5 trends that stood out as Best-in-Show this year.
Audubon Bird Prints - The Trend That Won't Quit
John James Audubon created his seminal Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-size watercolors of North American birds, between 1827 and 1838. During his lifetime, he was America’s most lauded wildlife artist and this highly collectible collection is just as beloved today as it was when it was created.
Salvador Dali's Love of Prints
In a recent article featured on Artsy, Ian Shank tells the tale of how Salvador Dali (accidentally, or perhaps intentionally) sabotaged the market for his own prints. Being that McGaw Graphics is a publisher of prints, and of several of Dali’s prints specifically, made this a particularly intriguing story from our perspective.
Trend Watch - Picture Ledges
Along with the gallery wall picture ledges are becoming a fresh way to display art.
Art for Kids - Trends in Juvenile Decor
Kids rooms don’t look like they did years ago. Gone are the cutesy, somewhat bland blue and pink color schemes with ballerinas and baseballs, replaced by the sophisticated colors, fabrics and materials that look like more whimsical versions of their parent’s spaces. As a publisher we have watched the evolution of juvenile art and décor go from pieces that are inexpensive and disposable to high quality, hip items that could actually fit into any room of the home.