I don’t always know exactly what I’m looking for when I start investigating a particular pattern style. To be honest,...
I am pleased to announce that Julie Gibbons of tractorgirl will be joining Pattern Observer as a regular contributor! Julie...
In this post Julie Gibbons explores the history of the ever popular damask pattern. You might be forgiven these days...
When I was a teenager I cottoned onto Art Deco patterns and loved them for their symmetry and opulent glamour....
Pop Art Patterns is part of a series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Like many other...
Having not received a formal degree in textile and pattern design I have read numerous books to try to develop...
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. Did you know there are (and have been) many famous people out there who did...
This post on Op art patterns is part of a series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons....
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. I discovered Athos Bulcão (1918-2008) quite by chance, when I was...
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. All images via North Carolina State University Libraries. This is the fourth in a series of posts...
This is the fifth in a series of posts written by Julie Gibbons on well known people who created surface...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. William Morris (1834-1896) is best known these days as a...