Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. I never much liked Memphis style when I first came...
Pop Art Patterns is part of a series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Like many other...
Woven Color Color has always been an integral part of fashion and design. Historically colors were applied to textiles with...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. I LOVE a good paisley. Maybe because they’re like pattern...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Shibori has been getting a bit of press lately; it...
This is the fifth in a series of posts written by Julie Gibbons on well known people who created surface...
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. Did you know there are (and have been) many famous people out there who did...
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. All images via North Carolina State University Libraries. This is the fourth in a series of posts...
In this post Julie Gibbons explores the history of the ever popular damask pattern. You might be forgiven these days...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. William Morris (1834-1896) is best known these days as a...
I don’t always know exactly what I’m looking for when I start investigating a particular pattern style. To be honest,...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Katagami is the traditional Japanese art of paper stencils, and...




















