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08NovNovember 8, 2019

Museum and Textile Reproductions for Museum LA

Design Pool is excited to let you know about a volunteer project we are working on with Museum L-A in Lewiston, Maine. Museum L-A was founded to tell the story of the textile mill workers who had once worked in the Bates Mill in Lewiston, which ceased production in 2001. Their mission reads that it “connects generations and cultures, fosters a spirit of discovery and human ingenuity, and helps people experience the rich history and heritage of work, the...

By Kristin CraneDesign, InteriorsArt, Commercial Interiors, Interior Design, Museum, Print On Demand, Reproductions, Seamless Patterns, textiles, Vector0 Comments

07NovNovember 7, 2019

Suzani Pattern Definition and Design

A Suzani is a form of embroidered textile native to Central Asia. The term is derived from the Persian word for needlework, "suzanikari". Suzani tells the enduring story of mothers' love for their daughters and the beautiful handcrafted dowry pieces that they lovingly and laboriously created for their wedding day to bring happiness, protection, and prosperity into their married life. Suzanis were a symbol of a family's wealth; the greater the ornamentation signified the societal status of the bride's family. Through...

By Brittany Wittman McLaughlinDesignCommercial Interiors, Customization, Interior Design, Pattern, Print On Demand, Residential Interiors, Seamless, Seamless Patterns, Vector0 Comments

05NovNovember 5, 2019

Plaid Pattern Definition and Design

In its simplest definition, the plaid is a box layout of stripes, usually horizontal and vertical, and almost always crossing at right angles. The simple definition of a check-like arrangement is scarcely descriptive, but plaids have been produced in such a variety of layouts for centuries that a more searching definition might not cover them all. Their origin is in the threads of the loom, the warp set up lengthwise in the weft filling it in horizontally. Tartans are plaids...

By Brittany Wittman McLaughlinDesignCommercial Interiors, Definition, Description, Design, Interior Design, Pattern, plaid, Print On Demand, Seamless, Seamless Patterns, Tartan, Vector0 Comments

14JulJuly 14, 2019

Polka Dot Definition and Designs

The polka dot has been and will always be a classic pattern. A basic favorite among textile patterns, it has never been out of style. The polka dot is a classic spring pattern, particularly in the colors of navy and white. It takes its name from a Bohemian folk dance, first performed in Prague in 1837 and brought to Paris by 1840. By 1845 the polka had spread to England. In the United States, Godey’s Lady’s Book (https://www.accessible-archives.com/collections/godeys-ladys-book/), featured a...

By Brittany Wittman McLaughlinDesignDefinition, Design, Polka Dot, Seamless Patterns, Vector2 Comments

05JulJuly 5, 2019

Damask Definition and Designs

Produced in China over a thousand years ago, the ornamental reversible weave usually in one color was originally produced in silk and wool. Damask reached Europe from Damascus, then a center of land trade on the silk road, when Marco Polo returned to Venice in 1295 with crimson damask in the bundles he carried with him. The genuine article was once the wallpaper of the wealthy. Very early European damasks featured flowers, fruit and animals The usual designs are in...

By Brittany Wittman McLaughlinDesignDamask, Definition, Design, Seamless Patterns, Vector0 Comments

Design Pool Collection of Proprietary Designs

26JunJune 26, 2019

Design Pool Paper Cut Collection by Paula Becker

At Design Pool we offer a range of solutions for your design needs, including an exciting collection of proprietary designs. The "Paint Paper Scissors" collection is perfect for those in need of an exclusive license or purchase of the copyrights. Rhode Island designer, Paula Stebbins Becker, designed the first collection in our proprietary design library. Paula has a love for beautiful materials and rich textures. Though her designs eventually become digital files, she always begins her design process with a more...

By Kristin CraneDesignCommercial Interiors, Designs, Licensable, Pattern, Patterns, Proprietary, Residential Interiors, Seamless, Vector0 Comments

Watercolor Pears Pattern P952 on Kitchen Shades

Plaid Houndstooth Pattern P456 in Hotel Lobby

Blue Tribal Diamond Pattern P685 in Hotel Hallway

03FebFebruary 3, 2019

Vector Patterns for Commercial Use

Over the past few years, we've become an on demand society with much of what we need at our fingertips. We can order a car to our door, food from our favorite restaurant and have any product we want delivered right to our door. In the world of commercial and residential interiors, that is no different. Print on Demand is becoming more and more popular with a wide range of companies. Designers no longer need to pour over books...

By Kristin CraneDesignCustomized, Print On Demand, Seamless Patterns, Vector0 Comments

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Museum and Textile Reproductions for Museum LA

Suzani Pattern Definition and Design

Plaid Pattern Definition and Design

Polka Dot Definition and Designs

Damask Definition and Designs

Design Pool Paper Cut Collection by Paula Becker

Vector Patterns for Commercial Use

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