The intricate patterns used in Dipo body art have been adopted by modern designers who incorporate these motifs into textiles ...

The fusion of African uli patterns with contemporary glass art has increased global appreciation for African culture. It has ...

Paper quilling or paper filigree, is an art that uses paper strips rolled, shaped, glued or otherwise altered to create decorations. A quill is used to roll the paper to create coil. The paper is then ...

Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department director and artist Juli Seydell Johnson stands alongside a quilt titled "Reaching for the Sun." Seydell Johnson made the quilt, which is inspired by ...

NEW YORK -- Marquetry furniture, with its decorated surfaces, was reserved for the high and mighty in Europe, from the Renaissance to the 18th century. But in the United States in the 19th century, ...

Fashion is all about creativity, and one of the most exciting ways to express your individuality is by mixing prints. While ...

Scrimshaw is a traditional art developed by 18th-century sailors on whaling ships. To pass the time during journeys that could last years, sailors took to hand-carving intricate, flowering designs in ...

Florida's design scene is experiencing an exciting transformation as bold, geometric patterns take center stage in homes ...

Scientists study the fractal patterns in individual trees to study forest structure and function. The intricate pattern of buds within buds, similar patterns at different scale, in Romanesco broccoli.

The watch world is full of highly technical, often highly French terms that any normal person, reasonably, doesn’t know. Welcome, then, to Horology in a Hurry, a semi-regular column where we’ll break ...