Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Katagami is the traditional Japanese art of paper stencils, and...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. “Liberty Style” was the term given to a range of...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. I never much liked Memphis style when I first came...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. I LOVE a good paisley. Maybe because they’re like pattern...
Pop Art Patterns is part of a series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Like many other...
I am pleased to announce that Julie Gibbons of tractorgirl will be joining Pattern Observer as a regular contributor! Julie...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. William Morris (1834-1896) is best known these days as a...
Toile has been around seemingly forever; and although their popularity waxes and wanes a bit, they never completely disappear. They’re...
Pat Nugent is the founder and president of Patricia Nugent Design & Textiles, and a fashion and vintage textiles expert. She...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Psychedelia in surface design embraced the wildest of the wild; using...
This post on Op art patterns is part of a series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons....
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. This is the sixth and final in a series of posts on famous people who did...
