The textile and fashion industry is being revolutionized with AI-powered pattern design tools. These solutions allow ...

A work needn’t be featured on canvas to be considered art. Take a bold textile, such as a tapestry, rug, throw, drapery or a piece of antique clothing displayed under glass, which can completely ...

TEXTILES IN THE RENAISSANCE: Highlighting the origins of textile design and patterns from the Renaissance, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will present “Fashion and Virtue: Textile Patterns and the ...

Before 3D printing, CNC routing, laser cutting and the tools of ubiquitous “making,” there was yarn and needle. For centuries, the earliest makers knitted things into being. Blankets, sweaters, gloves ...

As we become increasingly overloaded with complex data about climate change, the Dutch studio Raw Color wants to make information more tangible. These striking blankets visualize the COVID-19 genome ...

Ever wonder where designers get their patterns? Welcome to the colorful stacks of the Design Library. Where do patterns come from? While some might be computer-generated using the latest in image ...

Does limitation breed possibility or does freedom and individuality? That’s an interesting question that designers will be facing in the next decade as more and more AI customization programs come ...

Microsoft has expanded the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities of its Xiaoice chatbot, which is now designing images and patterns for China’s textile industry. Going beyond its initial roles as ...