The Spring 2018 runway shows are in high gear and my Pattern Observer head is delightfully spinning with ideas. There...
I’ve been thinking about the stories that we tell through our print and pattern work for quite some time. This...
This week’s Repeat Downbeat is inspired by the final product that so many of us textile and surface pattern designer’s...
This week’s Repeat Downbeat features some of my favorite inspirational finds from our #patternobserver Instagram feed. I was really drawn...
Yesterday we had the honor of welcoming Evonne Cook into the Textile Design Lab. She shared her experiences with vintage...
For this week’s Repeat Downbeat I have collected a group of patterns, paintings, prints, and fabrics that I found to...
One of the best ways to grow as a designer is to continually sketch, experiment with new design processes, and...
I confess, I am sooo excited to dive into the holiday season, but I am trying my best to live...
For this week’s Repeat Downbeat we’re excited to present the second part of our holiday gift guide. Kels O’Sullivan is...
Our Surface Pattern Design Mastery course is starting on October 23, 2017 in the Textile Design Lab. That means that...
In this week’s Repeat Downbeat we are exploring luscious painterly patterns. The abstract, loose painterly style of these patterns captured...
Florals are one of the most popular motifs in our industry, but when I mention florals to some designers, it...














