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Children’s Trend: Pop Dance!
*images via: Shop Minikin, Minina Loves, Umba, Frou Frou, Babiekins, Noe & Zoe, Atsuyo et Akiko, Jess Brown and Atsuyo et Akiko, Lucky Boy Sunday, Ola and Olek Inspired by all things bally and...
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Exploring Trends with Aaryn Nutter
If you have taken any of our workshops you know that I strongly encourage designers to focus their business in some way. This industry is simply too vast, too complex, to become an expert in...
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Featured Designer: Dunia Nalu
Today’s featured designer is Dunia Nalu, who is one of the most thoughtful, passionate designers who I have had the pleasure to work with over the years. Although she is based in Brazil, Dunia’s style...
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How to launch a textile design business as a newbie
When launching a freelance textile design business, the list of assumed “must-haves” and “must-knows” can be long and understandably overwhelming. Many designers assume that they must have hundreds of...
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Featured Studio: Mamimu
Happy Friday everyone!!! I am so excited to share these amazing patterned products from Mamimu, an independent Japanese design studio based in London. I have a tremendous amount of respect for pattern...
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Russia and the October Revolution
I am pleased to announce that Julie Gibbons of tractorgirl will be joining Pattern Observer as a regular contributor! Julie will be covering textile and surface design history and we are honored to...
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Pattern Trend: Muted Days
*images via: “Floral 1” by Jess Wood, “Vintage Colors” by ft4mountains, “Untitled” by Alex, “Pale Nature” by mricon, “Carlton Gardens” by Steve Davidson, “Vintage Fence Bokeh” by Florin Gorgan In my...
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Featured Designer: Virginia Njeri Kamau
This week’s featured designer is Virginia Njeri Kamau, who is based out of Karlskrona, Sweden. Virginia was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya where she initially feel in love with print and pattern....
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Featured Designer: Lady Ann de Borja
Today I am delighted to feature the beautiful work of Lady Ann de Borja, of Denver, Colorado. Lady Ann is an illustrator with a professional background in graphic design working to get herself into...
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Featured Designer: Laura Olivia
If you are as much of a floral fan as I am, life is probably feeling pretty good right now… These amazing florals come to us from Laura Olivia, a U.K. based surface pattern designer. Laura freelances...
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