Seeing the big in the small – why I chose insects

When I started creating the collection In the Small Landscape, I knew it would be about more than just illustrations. I wanted to create something that touched on the subtle – something that children might not always be able to put into words, but that they can feel. Something quiet, yet powerful. And that led me to insects.

Insects in the children's room?

For many, it may seem unexpected. When we think of children's room decor, we often see rabbits, teddy bears, maybe hot air balloons. Soft, cute and tried and tested. But I wanted to show that there is poetry even in the unexpected – and that children are much more curious than we sometimes think.

Insects are a perfect symbol for just that: curiosity, patience, focus and interaction . They move slowly, purposefully. They carry, they build, they rest. They are rarely seen in the center – but are crucial to everything that grows.

Creating something child can reflect in

My motifs are not realistic depictions. They are interpretations – deliberately warm, stylized and sometimes personal. An ant with a calm and friendly gaze. A worm peeking out of the ground with rosy cheeks. I wanted children to be able to feel something in the encounter with each figure: recognition, perhaps a story, perhaps just a calm.

This isn't just about decoration – it's about the nervous system, the imagination, and the subtle landscape that a child carries within them .

Aesthetics that support security

The color palettes in In the Small Landscape are deliberately muted – earthy, warm and soft. Each motif is part of a larger system: a visual environment that provides the child with the conditions to land, rest and explore.

We are more influenced than we think by what we surround ourselves with. For children, whose systems are open and malleable, the environment becomes almost like a co-creator. Therefore, they deserve thoughtful aesthetics.

From insects to inner landscapes

When you put up a poster from this collection, you don't just put up an image – you plant a feeling. Maybe unconsciously. Maybe it comes as just a whisper. But for a child who sees a dragonfly in flight, a beetle in stillness or a ladybug among flowers day after day, something happens. Maybe they learn that the world doesn't have to be fast and loud to be important.

And perhaps that is the most important thing we can give them.