Lugano is Switzerland with the shutters open — ochre facades, bistro chairs on the pavement and a palm frond leaning into the picture. This framed print catches the lakefront promenade in full sun, the mountains rising across the water and the headline set in the sky. It arrives in a black wood frame, ready to hang or to hand over as a gift.
The design is drawn flat — an eye-level view down a cream-paved lakeside promenade, with a pavement cafe of rattan bistro chairs and flower urns on pedestals at the bottom-left, a row of round clipped trees leading the eye to strolling pedestrians, ochre and cream Belle-Epoque facades with red shutters and wrought-iron balconies on the left, and beyond them the blue lake, a hillside town and snow-streaked peaks under a pale sky with a few light clouds, a palm frond entering at the top-right. LUGANO stands tall in navy above SWITZERLAND in rust red, then a small Swiss-cross shield and LAKE LUGANO, all set in the upper-right of the sky. Worked in cream, golden ochre, navy, teal blue, rust red and olive green. It is printed on 189 g/m² heavyweight matte art paper, 10.3 mil thick — an uncoated stock that keeps the flat colour edges crisp without a hint of glare — and arrives framed in slim black ayous wood behind an acrylite front protector, with the hanging hardware already fitted.
- Sizes: 14″ × 14″, 16″ × 16″ and 18"x 18" portrait, supplied framed in black
- Paper: 189 g/m2 heavyweight matte art paper, 10.3 mil (0.26 mm) thick, milled in Japan — uncoated, so no glare
- Frame: 0.75″ (1.9 cm) black ayous wood from renewable forests
- Front: acrylite protector in place of glass — lighter, and it does not shatter in transit
- Hanging hardware included — arrives ready to hang, no assembly
Size chart
| Framed size | Art panel | Works well |
|---|---|---|
| 14" × 14" framed | 14 × 14 in | desk nooks, hallways, gallery walls, small spaces, gifting |
| 16" × 16" framed | 16 × 16 in (fills the frame) | above a sofa, a bed head or a console |
| 18" × 18" framed | 18 × 18 in | above a sofa, bed, or console, living rooms, statement walls |
The square illustration is centred behind the acrylite front with an even paper margin above and below, so the frame reads clean without a mat. Framed pieces ship flat and boxed, and travel separately from any rolled posters in the same order.
Quick answers
Does it come framed, and in what sizes?
Yes — 14″ × 14″, 16″ × 16″, or 18″ × 18″ in portrait in a black ayous wood frame, 0.75″ (1.9 cm) thick, with an acrylite front protector and the hanging hardware already fitted. It arrives ready to hang.
Which size should I choose?
Is this a reprint of a vintage original?
No. It is an original illustration drawn in the mid-century travel-poster tradition — flat colour, clean edges, bold lettering — and a new composition made for RaZits. It is not a scan of a historic print.
Why are there palm trees in Lugano, Switzerland?
Lugano sits in Ticino, Switzerland's Italian-speaking southern canton, on the shore of Lake Lugano close to the Italian border. Its sheltered, sunny climate is mild enough for palms to grow along the lakefront promenade, with Monte Brè and Monte San Salvatore rising on either side of the bay.
Swiss lakefront light at an Italian pace — Lugano on the wall.
