Layered Wall Art

Layered — 14 museum-grade prints that set the mood. Chefchaouen earned its Blue Pearl nickname from medina walls washed in shades from powder to cobalt — a tradition linked variously to Jewish refugee communities, pest-repellent folklore, and the simple fact that blue photographs beautifully against Rif Mountain light. The old town's Plaza Uta el-Hammam and the Spanish Mosque viewpoint draw millions of travellers annually, but travel-poster artists from Art Deco lithographers to contemporary print sellers return to the same essentials: stacked blue facades, mountain backdrop, and the archways that frame countless doorways. Fes el-Bali, the old medina of Fez, has been a centre of Islamic learning and artisan craft since the ninth century — home to the University of Al-Qarawiyyin, the Chouara tanneries, and Bab Bou Jeloud, the famous blue-tiled gate into the souks. Fez remains synonymous with indigo-dyed textiles, zellige mosaic work, and the horseshoe arches that frame countless riad doorways — motifs that travel-poster artists from Art Deco lithographers to contemporary Etsy sellers return to again and again. Havana has served as Cuba's capital since the sixteenth century, and its Old Havana core preserves one of the finest collections of Spanish colonial architecture in the Americas — from the Malecón seafront promenade to El Capitolio's dome and the pastel facades of Plaza Vieja. Mid-century Cuba travel posters popularised palm trees, classic cars, and Caribbean colour; this edition channels that retro wanderlust through distressed collage layers rather than a single lithograph reproduction.

Updated 14 Jun 2026