Durable performance textiles shouldn’t sacrifice good design. The following patterns explore color and abstract designs, many of which are inspired by landscapes, while finding inventive ways to ...

Dezeen Showroom: Italian textile manufacturer Dedar has released a collection of furnishing fabric, which combines graphic art and textiles. The Geometric patterns collection features abstract lines ...

From Amish quilts through to contemporary makers, this exploration of abstract textile art includes practical tips on how to progress your own designs from the realistic to the abstract.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roddy Clarke is a UK-based design writer and speaker. After completing her studies in fashion and upholstery, Sonia Laudet decided ...

Anna Andreeva, Exercise with Northern Embroideries, 1968, Gouache and pencil on cardboard (Courtesy the Estate of Anna Andreeva & Layr, Vienna) One of the recurrent themes in her designs, as several ...