I’ve got you a Christmas present… I managed to get my hands on an early review copy, kindly supplied by the publisher, of the new Print & Pattern book: Nature, and I’m gonna give you a little preview to get you salivating!
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Beautiful inlaid coffee tables by Métier
I wanted to share with you a gorgeous collection of hairpin-legged inlaid coffee tables, consoles and stools designed for Métier by Anthony Roussel.
Métier is a contemporary surface design and furniture studio based in London.
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Colour and patterns in nature · Felix Salazar
I found this amazing collection of photographs, Macro Reef Dwellers: A Retrospective, by Felix Salazar and had to share them with you. Colour and patterns in nature, you might agree, are a great source of inspiration.
I’ve also created a colour palette for each photograph which you are very welcome to use in your own designs if you like them.
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10 best Skillshare classes for budding pattern designers
Ok, so I have a confession to make… I’m addicted… To Skillshare classes!
I’ve been a member of Skillshare for a few years now and my compulsion for finding and joining their fabulous classes hasn’t dwindled, if anything it’s increased. Any minute I have free I’ll be glued to my iPad learning new tricks. This can be while I’m having breakfast/lunch, while relaxing on the sofa (tv doesn’t do it for me anymore) or, let’s be open, on the loo, as I don’t like the feeling that my life is flushing away down the toilet ;-).
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Issue 9 of Moyo magazine
Issue 9 of Moyo magazine is out now!
Moyo is the world’s first magazine dedicated to surface pattern design, brought to you by the founders of The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design and Make it in Design, Beth Nicholls and Rachael Taylor (Moyo is Japanese for ‘pattern’ and is pronounced mo-yor). Best of all, it’s completely free. Read on…
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