Chonkita Bananas Giclée Art Print


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The favourite fruit brought to you by an iconic persona. It’s Chonkita the jolly banana cat! Chonkita only selects the finest ripest bananas from regular size to the mini kind, favouring ones with an almost vanilla ice cream flavour inner.

Hôtel Dodo is a place, or better a tiny universe, that exists in my head allowing me to mind travel. Not dissimilar to the concept of a mind palace that makes remembering things easier.
My little universe is all about moments of calm, appreciating the little things, sun soaked lazy holiday lunches, beautifully curated table settings, and overall that “nothing to do, nowhere to go” energy.
Each setting invites the viewer to take a seat and the table, focus on the calm before them and be transported elsewhere for a little while.  

See you in the gift shop at Hôtel Dodo! X

Banana yellow, warm peach, coral pink, sage and bottle green, sandy tan, and a haze of pale grey-blue – those are the colours doing the work here, and they make this print an unusually generous thing to hang. The palette runs entirely warm, with the yellow and peach tones dominant and a tropical green providing grounding depth, so the most natural wall colours to pair it with are the ones that sit closest to it: a soft apricot or a warm cream with a peachy undertone will let it breathe harmoniously, while a deeper terracotta brings out the coral in the checkered surface beneath the bananas. If you want contrast, the muted grey-blue of the painted horizon – a dusty, almost chalky blue – justifies pairing the print against a warm sage or eucalyptus wall, where the green in the banana plant reads as an analogous bridge. Rooms with natural light suit it best: a kitchen or dining room where the fruit subject feels entirely at home, a sunny conservatory, or a hallway that could use a shot of tropical ease. Styled confidently into maximalist, retro-tropical, or mid-century modern interiors, it also works within relaxed coastal schemes where the horizon line and warm sand tones do real decorative work. This print belongs to the Hôtel Dodo collection – an imaginary resort built around retro holiday nostalgia and that glorious "nothing to do, nowhere to go" energy – and pairs naturally with other prints from the collection to build a sun-soaked gallery wall. It would make a genuinely considered gift for anyone who keeps a kitchen herb garden, travels often, or simply knows how to enjoy a lazy lunch.

Printed with archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® – a museum-grade cotton paper with a subtle felt texture – the surface is fully matte and glare-free, which means it reads clearly under both natural and artificial light and sits comfortably in slim contemporary frames or more ornate vintage ones without reflection competing with the image. At A4 it tucks neatly onto a shelf or into a gallery wall arrangement; A3 and A2 work well above a kitchen counter or sideboard; A1 becomes a proper statement piece in a dining room or wide hallway; and at A0, the largest available size, the print has the presence to anchor an entire wall, the banana yellows and tropical greens filling the space with warmth. This print is also available as a ready-to-hang canvas print at 28×40 inches (70×100 cm), requiring no frame.

Hôtel Dodo is a place, or better a tiny universe, that exists in my head allowing me to mind travel. Not dissimilar to the concept of a mind palace that makes remembering things easier.
My little universe is all about moments of calm, appreciating the little things, sun soaked lazy holiday lunches, beautifully curated table settings, and overall that “nothing to do, nowhere to go” energy.
Each setting invites the viewer to take a seat and the table, focus on the calm before them and be transported elsewhere for a little while.  

See you in the gift shop at Hôtel Dodo! X