Tag Archives: pattern

Africa Cotton Ashanti weavings, from the Karun Collection.

A weaving book made by M. Kistler (1892), via.

Norman Brosterman, Kindergarten Collection.
From the exhibition Inventing Kindergarten at the Williamson Gallery of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, (2007)

Anni Albers (1899 – 1994)

Arabesque patterns at the Alhambra (Granada, Spain).

The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of “surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils” or plain lines, often combined with other elements.

Tartan patterns, taken from The Scottish Register of Tartans. In Scotland, every decent clan has its own pattern. When your clan is ready to make one, you can use this tool to see if it’s already been registered. There are about 15,000 registered tartans.

Federation Square (2002), a building complex in Melbourne, Australia by Charles Radin and John Conway. It features pinwheel aperiodic tiling – the first known non-periodic tilings to each have the property that their tiles appear in infinitely many orientations. Via.

Florenz is a young label to create scarves and stoles high quality 100% handmade using the technique of “blockprint “. Check the project here

Mexican Folk Art Animal by Cheryl Fall, via.

Aztec Pattern Wool Cape, via.