Early in the morning during festivals, many Indian homes wake up to patterns forming quietly at the doorstep. White powder ...

Pros explain how to incorporate these vintage patterns and bold colors in a modern way.

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. This month the Australian interior designer Greg Natale publishes his second book, The Patterned Interior. Natale is ...

Geometry in Western art predominantly involves space and proportion. But in other cultures, most notably Islamic, Chinese and Japanese, artistic geometry flowered most conspicuously in flat patterns, ...

Although an architectural project comes to life with palpable materials, it is also defined by intangible qualities that give it richness, dynamism, and liveliness. Among them, the interplay of light ...

Optical illusions are a fun and interesting way to challenge our brains and sharpen our observation skills. Sometimes, what we see at first glance is not the complete picture. There are hidden within ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Anyone in doubt that geometric patterns are back in vogue among designers need have looked no further than Design ...