Naked & Angry Pattern Talk

Paul Willoughby

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:16:47 -0500

There's more than meets the eye with these patterns from east London based illustrator, Paul Willoughby � particularly his revamp of the classic blue China plate. Please do NOT pass the chopsticks, thanks. However, use of Mr. T will almost always get you a N&A nod.

A lion & bison & yak & sheep & monkey & fennec fox ..& patterns, oh MY.

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:17:20 -0600

Who knew that animals posing in front of beautiful patterned wallpaper could be so titillating? Photographer, Catherine Ledner knew. Thankfully, a large body of this work exists for our viewing pleasure, from an Aligator to a Zebra: catherinesanimals.com

Karacoma Sofa by Conran

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:35:20 -0600

This three-pattern sofa speaks for itself. It's rad to see a large piece of furniture like this rock out with multiple patterns. Good work.

via DesignMilk

Singing our ABC's with SuperdeluxeNYC

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:50:47 -0600

Superdeluxe has been cooking up some lovely monogram patterns in their cozy, little NYC boutique. Design duo, Karin Spraggs and Adrienne Wong combine their artistry to produce charming and elegant patterns for 18 letters of the alphabet, reminiscent of David Hicks' classical modern style. Here are some of our top picks..

REPEAT: A collection of functional patterns - Nov 7 � Jan 2, 2008

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:33:04 -0600

If you live in or around Portland, you should go check out this show at Olio United... REPEAT: A collection of functional patterns and limited edition gifts for the holidays featuring pattern work from 10 artists.

Parisien Illustrator, Florence Manlik

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:37:06 -0500

Beautiful, soft textures. Ethereal, fantastical creatures and organisms intertwined. Or!.. Sometimes bold, juxtaposed fashion accessories? If there's a dis-connect, we don't really care.

When you look closely at Florence Manlik's hand-drawings, it's marvelling to think of what her process might be like. The delicateness and accuracy of her perfectly flowing, repetitive lines is a serious labor of love. (As is her pointillism work!)

Time to make the babies

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:56:00 -0500

The limited edition Henrik Vibskov collection for innovative children's brand, Quinny, is bittersweet for us children-less fans. The designs revolve around a quirky little story; Wooden creatures who flee urban life and escape to a forest to play a rainbow, raindrop and vibration inducing musical symphony. The vibrations are interpreted in the Mad print. Check out the stroller, knitted blanket, child and adult umbrellas and sleeping bag from this family..

(from High Snobiety)

Over and Over: A Catalog of Hand Drawn Patterns by Mike Perry

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:33:32 -0500
Mike Perry aka Midwest Is Best - designer of the popular tee from Select has assembled a book highlighting hand-drawn patterns by some of the world's most talented artists.

�Over and Over: A Catalog of Hand-Drawn Patterns collects groundbreaking work from fifty of today's most talented designers who create patterns by hand and use them in their work in inventive and innovative ways. From Deanne Cheuk's patterns that adorn current fashion to those of Robin Cameron that explore her interest in art to Garrett Morin's patterns that arose from an exercise for a character called Eloie, the examples in this book push the boundaries of the traditional concept of what a pattern is."

Pick up a copy of the book here

(from High Snobiety)

Wow.

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:54:16 -0500
"—To reveal how inspiring and creative patterns delight surfaces and become undividable in our everyday life" (word.) Edited by Victionary

Viction:ary's SimplySeries™ - Simply Pattern

Great tutorial on how to make a repeating pattern... by hand!

Mon, 12 May 2008 07:51:10 -0500
Julia Rothman explains (via Design*Sponge) how to make a beautiful repeating pattern by hand. The concept can easily be taken into Illustrator or Photoshop, so check it out!