Bananas are the clown among fruits and have therefore become a fruit celebrity. The form is quirky, the color happy and cartoon characters slip on them. It's no surprise that this wildly identifiable fruit has been widely used throughout the history of art to convey all sorts of concepts. From childish humor to political satire and sexual innuendo; it's been a symbol for “I don’t give a damn!” and at times even got banned from art galleries. 

In this publication we celebrate the art of bananas by presenting over 100 artworks from artists, designers and illustrators we admire—from emerging art students to renowned design studios. This bright yellow book is filled with a mix of exploratory styles, a snapshot of interesting creatives of our time. In the book you will also find several interviews with selected participants.

Includes works by Appear Offline, Atelier Choque Le Goff, Benedikt Luft, Bryce Wymer, Chris Harnan, Chris Ashworth, Companion__Platform, Fake Paper, Giacomo Bagnara, Jordy van den Nieuwendijk, Kyle Platts, Maison Solide, Nejc Prah, Olga Prader, Specht Studio, Studio MUT, Tim Lahan, Zoeykimm and many many more.

Highly appealing, this book promises to make you go completely bananas!

Includes a foreword written by Ritupriya Basu and a creative essay by Heejae Kim

Designed by Johan Elmehag and John Schulisch

Published by Studio Trikken, 2026

Hardcover with debossing and silver foil, 192 pages, full color offset, 7.87 x 10.43 inches

ISBN: 978-9-15-319165-0