Chelsea’s Challenge is a monthly post series in the Textile Design Lab, in which we share trends and inspiration to help our members develop pattern collections... Read More
This week’s featured designer is Anne Marie Jackson, a British textile designer and trend forecaster working in Seattle. With 15 years of... Read More
Do your patterns always seem to fall short of your vision? Before long you start doubting your work, trying too... Read More
Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns is a 300 page treasure trove of pattern inspiration, featuring kimono and other... Read More
Images via: (clockwise from top left) “Stacks” by studio tdes, “Pebble Stack” by Ian Griffiths, “Ceramic bowls” by ~My aim is true~, “coin stacks” by frankieleon, “stacked” by Magnus Hagdorn, “stacks” by Michael Cory, “Wine Corks_2813” by Barta... Read More
Lonneke de Roos is a graphic designer and the owner of KIND OF STYLE, a creative studio based in the... Read More
Looking out my window with a cover of fresh snow on the ground, these beautifully moody digital florals by Suzie Pan feel... Read More
We are delighted to welcome Esther Shavon of E’FLOMAE to the Pattern Observer blog through this guest post. In this... Read More
Eva Carlavilla is a freelance textile designer and artist who will be joining us as our guest expert this month in... Read More
As soon as Laura Hart’s work landed in our inbox, we became instant fans! Laura runs her own print design... Read More
Interiors by Element has just launched their new ‘Lost in Space’ collection, “a dramatic collection of six rugs inspired by... Read More
What better way to wrap up this week than with these eye-catching designs from Canadian Artist and Designer Shandra Smith.... Read More