Pattern 101 · Week 1

Have Nothing Not Useful

Arts & Crafts. Morris draws the garden into the wallpaper and dares you to call it decoration. data-background="morris"

Pattern 101 · Week 2

The Woven Aristocrat

Damask. A motif so sure of itself it repeats in silk, in sheen, forever. data-background="damask"

Pattern 101 · Week 3

The Border That Never Ends

The Greek key. One line, right angles only, marching around every vase in the museum. data-background="meander"

Pattern 101 · Week 4

Right Angles, Primary Colors

De Stijl. The whole world reduced to what a straightedge approves of. data-background="de-stijl"

Pattern 101 · Week 5 · Final

The Grid Will See You Now

Swiss International. Asymmetric, objective, and quietly certain it is correct. data-background="swiss"