Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. “Liberty Style” was the term given to a range of...
Pat Nugent is the founder and president of Patricia Nugent Design & Textiles, and a fashion and vintage textiles expert. She...
I am pleased to announce that Julie Gibbons of tractorgirl will be joining Pattern Observer as a regular contributor! Julie...
If you pass through Glasgow, Scotland, be sure to seek out some of the splendid interior design and architecture created...
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. All images via North Carolina State University Libraries. This is the fourth in a series of posts...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. I never much liked Memphis style when I first came...
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. This is the third in a series of posts on famous people who did surface...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Katagami is the traditional Japanese art of paper stencils, and...
This is the second in a series of posts on famous people who did surface design as a sideline to...
As the summer sun blazes down on those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, designing Christmas and holiday patterns doesn’t...
Pop Art Patterns is part of a series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Like many other...
Toile has been around seemingly forever; and although their popularity waxes and wanes a bit, they never completely disappear. They’re...




















