Esther Jongste is a surface designer who was raised and is based in the Netherlands. In January 2014 she started her...
Welcome to the first edition of “Inside The Studio”. This is a new series that gives you a peek into...
Every day in the Textile Design Lab I find myself stunned by the quality and scope of our members’ work. From...
Brenda Zapotosky is an “illustrator, artist and designer specializing in surface patterns, greeting cards, stationery, scrapbooking products, and fabric design.”...
Long before I entered the world of textile design, I admired artists whose work featured patterns prominently within their paintings....
Each month in the Textile Design Lab we welcome an industry expert who offers training in their area of expertise. Naila Malik is...
Megan Nicole is a self-taught surface pattern designer and illustrator “who loves the nerdy side of creating.” She writes, “since my...
Bryna Shields is a Portland-based illustrator, surface designer and photographer. The images in this post are part of the pattern series...
If you’re a longtime reader you may remember our past feature on British textile designer Sarah Frost and her printed accessory...
Images via: (clockwise from top) “Beads” by say_cheddar (cropped from original), “Beads” by Robyn Jay, “String beads” by Gerry Brush, “African Textile Pattern” by Sherrie Thai (cropped from original), “Crocheting – Judith Bertoglio-Giffin – African”...
When I was a teenager I cottoned onto Art Deco patterns and loved them for their symmetry and opulent glamour....
You may know Jamie Kalvestran as the ever-friendly voice of the Pattern Observer inbox and helpdesk, but she is also...
