Paule Marrot’s joyful, color-rich prints have become beloved design accents in interiors that celebrate boldness, charm, and artistic heritage.

Paule Marrot was a French artist, textile designer, and pioneering creative whose career spanned over six decades. Known for her vibrant botanical motifs and playful use of color, her artwork has found a second life in modern interiors, where her prints are often spotted in the homes of tastemakers and design legends alike. Even if you aren't familiar with her name – you'll probably recognize many of Marrot's popular prints featured in these images, she is definitely a designer favorite!

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One of her most recognizable prints is Les Tulipes, famously used by Jackie Kennedy to decorate a room in the White House. The joyful, oversized tulip motif exemplifies Marrot’s optimistic approach to florals. Another variation of this design, Guermantes, incorporates irises and daffodils and was most recently featured in a Miles Redd-designed home in the Bahamas.

(A Bahamas residence by Miles Redd via Architectural Digest)

One of the most surprising chapters in Marrot’s career was her 1950s collaboration with Renault. At a time when female designers were rarely given industrial commissions, Marrot brought her painterly eye to automobile design—applying custom color palettes and decorative details to the interiors and exteriors of the Renault Dauphine. Her palette included colors like Rouge Montijo and Jaune Bahamas, and she even designed the emblem for the car: three dolphins topped with a crown.

Today, Paule Marrot’s influence is still deeply felt in design. Her archive has been licensed by brands like Nike and Anthropologie, and original prints continue to be sourced by collectors and designers for their rooms. Her work remains a testament to the power of joyful color, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and timeless pattern. Whether framed in a gallery wall or covering the interior of a 1950s Renault, her legacy reminds us that good design is often rooted in a spirit of play.

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