A funny thing happened on the way to the Marimekko headquarters in Helsinki, Finland. I saw a woman walking down the street in an outfit of brown, olive, taupe, and three shades of blue—from navy to ...

When an equestrian family purchased this 1886 painted lady Victorian in Saratoga Springs, NY, a horse-racing town, they wanted to design it in a style that’s an established winner: the patterned, ...

Decorating with the latest pattern trends is one of the best ways to add design flair to your home. And while you may think of patterns as being exclusive to maximalist decorating styles, this year's ...

For design duo Cloth & Kind, pattern mixing has become second nature. But while most people associate the sensibility with large, sprawling spaces, where it can be used to break up visual heft, ...

Where do patterns come from? While some might be computer-generated using the latest in image scanning and digital printing technologies, many more can be sourced to the Design Library–the world’s ...

The verdant foliage of an aralia plant. Three-leaf clovers on a thin-as-thread stem. Plump pears, citrus, and pumpkins dangling from a vine. Each is a Josef Frank imagining from the 1920s, ’30s, and ...