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Our 224-page manifesto explores the positive power of pattern to inspire a more curious, collaborative and connected way of living. Blurring the boundaries between the...
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Increasingly, people in the creative arts are finding ways to interpret deep science and unseen phenomena. Similarly, scientists are surprised to find serendipity and...
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Bats navigate by using the patterns created by polarised sunlight. Polarised light occurs when the sun’s light waves are scattered as they come into contact with the...
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The glass wing butterfly uses the best form of camouflage to hide from predators – transparent wings. Micro-patterns of curved bumps that allow light to pass straight...
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Out of about 20,000 known bee species in the world, T. carbonaria is one of only 500 without stingers. They also raise their young in unusual spiral shaped nests, known...
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Lengths of sedge, a grass-like plant, are dyed and dried and then woven into mats in Vietnam, a process that is over 200 years old. Sedge plants have been used as a...
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There is a mutually influential relationship between the patterns of human behaviour and the patterns of our urban landscape. Throughout the 20th century, widespread use...
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Braille, the a code that can be translated into many languages, has been used by the visually impaired since 1824. This rubicks cube was designed by Konstantin Datz...
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NASA has been 're-inventing the wheel' for its lunar and martian rovers. Previous models have been punctured or damaged, so new inventions are looking at...
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Rotterdam-based designers Night Shop are repurposing soft urethane foam to 'draw' carpets, using syringes of different colours to create weave-like designs. True to the...
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Master mathematician and origamist Robert Lang shares the underlying principles of the art of paper folding in this mindblowing TED talk. He explains that one crease...
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The best design is often borne out of constraints, when makers are forced to work with the most limited resources. The iconic Risom Lounge chair is one such object.
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Swedish student Fredrik Leifland has developed a payment method that involves a simple biometric scan of the hand, using our unique pattern of veins as a way of...
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A scientist has been dubbed a 'cartographer of snakeskin' as he has been investigating the power of serpent skin in understanding friction. From measuring the shape,...
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Gunta Stölzl was the only female master at the Bauhaus School of design, and transformed the craft of weaving at the school from creating traditional pictorial visuals,...
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British designer Tom Dixon kindly wrote some words for the foreword of our PATTERNIBOOK. Find out more about our philosophy and design approach in PATTERNITY: A New Way...
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Our mission to use pattern to build bridges between disciplines and industries is often described as pioneering, but the exploration of pattern to enhance our...
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Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Johnson Wax Headquarters in 1939, and was inspired by dendrite – tree like – forms to create the structure of the building. Over 200...
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Jupiter's atmosphere is constantly in motion, and scientists have only recently understood the make-up and dynamics of this giant body. NASA's Juno spacecraft took this...
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On International Day of Human Space Flight, we reflect on the unifying opportunities travelling to space can have for those of us on Earth. Many astronauts and space...
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