3 cover stories in our archive
Behind the Covers' archive includes 3 album covers documented under the "floral" design theme, spanning the 1980s, 2000s, 2010s. These covers sit within the hip-hop, indie, folk, alternative, electronic tradition and feature work by Tyler, The Creator, Feist, New Order. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.
Tyler, The Creator designed his own cover for Flower Boy, creating a vibrant polaroid-style collage that perfectly captured his artistic evolution from dark provocateur to colorful creative.
The gorgeous handmade collage adorning Feist's breakthrough album was created entirely from vintage paper cutouts and magazine clippings by designer Kosta Karakashyan, who spent weeks crafting the delicate bird and floral motifs without any digital manipulation.
Peter Saville reproduced Henri Fantin-Latour's 1890 painting 'A Basket of Roses' without permission, creating one of the most elegant album covers ever. Factory Records' Tony Wilson loved it so much he didn't care about potential lawsuits from museums.