I see pattern…

while window shopping in Berlin, Germany.

This store caught my eye as we walked passed it everyday in Berlin.  It was by our hotel, so we saw it everyday.  I absolutely loved the hounds tooth.  And it doesnt get much better than houndstooth made from tile! LOVE!

Keep in mind, I was window shopping… So the reflections added a kookie, yet interesting overlay to the shot.  Tile patterns + reflections of the city of Berlin = a pretty dope image!  What do you think?  hehe

Notice that this tile pattern on these crazy cool modern chairs is made up of numbers.  I did not even realize this until I started editing these photos once I was home.  This discovery made me even more excited to post this blog entry.  I love number typography.  Makes me smile!

This was the lovely sidewalk that I was standing on while taking all these shots.  I looked down and saw pattern again!

I see pattern…

on the sidewalks of Berlin!

Stay tuned LONDON patterns are coming.  

XO,

Whitney

I see pattern…

…in hotels!

Carpet and upholstery patterns from Berlin, Germany. YAY!  Also, a look at my new tortoise print glasses!  Gotta love the classic tortoise pattern for reading glasses. 

I see pattern…

…on DVF.

I have been doing tons of designer soul searching lately.  I signed up for a pattern course online called the Sellable Sketch taught by the lovely Michelle over at PATTERN OBSERVER. We are three weeks into the class. I am already learning so much. Thanks to Michelle, I am understanding more and more about myself as a Pattern Designer and collecting some tips and tricks about the Textile biz along the way. Through this journey, I have really been diggin graphic floral prints. And who does this print style better than Diane Von Furstenberg? I just love everything about her entire company.  DVF represents strong women who are successful and confident yet dainty and feminine. Here are some of the delightful DVF floral patterns I saw in Nordstroms at Northpark Mall in Dallas! Who knows, maybe one day I will get the opportunity to sell a pattern to Diane and her team. hehe! :) :) :) :)

XOXO,

Whitney

I see pattern…

in Spoonflower pattern contests!

I receive weekly emails from Spoonflower announcing their pattern contests. Unfortunately, I have never entered one.  I will one of these days!  Always on my list of THINGS TO DO…  But I do VOTE on my fellow Pattern Designers’ submissions. Spoonflower always has great themes for each contest.  This week’s theme is the Circus! Ever since I saw “Water For Elephants,” I have been so intrigued with the circus.  Here are my favorites from the “A Parade of Circus” Fabric contest.  The pattern that collects the most votes gets printed by Spoonflower on fabric.  Pretty cool!  You can participate in the contests here!  :)

I see pattern…

…in my Instagram feed!

@yuppielove                                                             @pimmteaspoon

@modcloth                                                               @urbanoutfitters

@pshastri                                                                @fattonybmx

@modcloth                                                               @pshastri

@surfacephilia                                                         @modcloth

And some of my own Instapatterns…Follow me at @iseepattern

Me wearing lots o pattern! Guess who designed the pattern on those giraffe socks? :)

Hotel carpet pattern on the left and more Pacific Legwear socks. My 8 to 5er is so awesome! Who wouldn’t want to design socks all day?

Signing out for now. I am sorry for the lack of posts lately! I have been working on a post for the blog tho! Pumpkin painting takes a really long time! Well, when you have two jobs… like me… :)

Stay tuned! I plan on posting pics of my pattern painted pumpkins this week!  I LOVE OCTOBER!!!! :)

XOXO,

I see pattern…

…on vacation!

My husband and I have been chillin under palm trees this past week on vacation in Mexico. We stayed at the fabulous El Durado Seaside Suites Resort and Spa (a sister resort to the one we got married at which is called AZUL Beach). We had an amazingly relaxing week away! During our stay, I took about a million palm tree pics! Natural pattern is one of my favorite things to shoot for inspiration. I love the patterns I see in tropical palm leaves the most! The iconic palm image is always relevant for summertime trends on just about any surface. I hope you get some inspiration from these shots like I have. Enjoy and stay posted! I have more Mexico posts to come! Viva La Mexico!

XOXO,

I see pattern…

at PRINTSOURCE in ny!

Hiiii,

As you may know, I was lucky enuf to get to attend the textile show described as “The Premier Market of Surface and Textile Design in the USA” called Printsource New York. This is a show I have been dying to go to for years. I dream of having a booth one day with my own patterns and designs. Until then, I went to collect content for I See Pattern and to attend the trend seminars for work at Pacific Legwear. The inspiration was endless and the seminars were full of trend forecasting information. All in all, the trip was successful! This will be one of 3 posts from the show. I, also, have a post dedicated to pattern i saw on the streets of NY. So stay tuned!

The first company that was nice enuf to allow me to take some pictures of their booth and prints is PatternPeople. This is a Surface Design Studio that is based in Portland, Oregon. I have been following this company for a while. In the last 3 or so years, I have watched this company grow into the successful studio that it is today. PatternPeople has  really made a name for themselves in the Textile world. Check out their website here. And follow them on twitter and facebook. They are always posting great things about fashion and pattern!

This is Bekah. She is the Sales Agent that was representing PatternPeople at PrintSource. Very nice and cool girl. :)

Thanks PatternPeople!

The second company I wanted to share with yall is Tana Bana Design Services. Tana Bana is a full service Textile Design Studio in the suburbs of New York City, in Morristown, New Jersey. This company has many beautiful prints for womenswear to offer. Check them out here!

I hope you enjoyed these companies. It was really challenging to get booths to agree to me taking pictures of their work, which I totally understand. I got a lot of “NO WAYs” so I am thankful to the companies that were open to sharing. I know I love to learn by seeing and hearing about what goes on in the inside of a company. And for those of you who are looking to work for a Textile Studio, here are two great ones to look into! I will be covering 4 other companies. So, I’ll see ya sooner than later!

XOXO,

I see pattern…

…while cleaning out my files on my laptop.

This pattern was designed by yours truly.  I obviously remember the pattern, and in fact it is still in my portfolio, but what I dont remember doing is the design with the pattern on the vector models below.  For some reason I only have the jpgs to…  Anyway, I thought this was interesting and wanted to share!  Have a good rest of your weekend!

XOXO,

Whitney

PS- I finally started a FACEBOOK Page for I See Pattern!!!  Please check it out at www.facebook.com/iseepattern and LIKE it so I can feel cool! hehe THX!!!

I see Pattern…

…in my Instagram feed!

@beachcitylifestyle                                                    @glitterstudsandcandy

@designlovefest                                                        @carollettucetomato

@nastygal                                                                 @eatsleepwear

@shanhattan                                                             @pixie_porch

@jeepwriter                                                               @kerrinsuzanne

Last, below are some of my own recent InStA-PaTTeRns!

Sunday Nails - Sally Hansen Nail wraps                        LV purse pattern + nail salon chair pattern

Fireworks show at Rangers Game in B+W                     meeeeee wearing Gap’s Polka Dotted Button Down

Aaaand I wanted to share my new look on Followgram for my Instagram Gallery! Do you recognize this pattern?? haha

@iseepattern - Follow me if you want! :)

XOXO,

Well Merry Christmas!!!

I had so many patterned gift wrapping ideas for this season and well… ya know how it goes! Oh the holidaze… Oh life…

Since I ended up not DIYing any of my gifts this Christmas, I wanted to share last years’ that, well, never made it to the blog either… Okay, next year I will get it together! ;)

As most of you know, I had my very first born November 27th of 2013.  So this time last year, from Thanksgiving to New Years, I was like, “WHAAAAA?!?” Somehow in between back to back feedings and sporadic crying fits (and when I say “crying fits,” I’m not talking about the baby- new moms cry A LOT too, ya know - haha)… Thru all that craziness, I managed to pull off some pretty cute DIYed presents if I must say!  hehe

My apologies for the poor images.  I may have had a baby literally attached to me while taking these pictures, if you know what I mean… :)

Things You’ll Need

1. Good ole brown packing paper you can get from just about anywhere.  I get mine from either Lowes or Target.

2.  Any patterned paper.  You can find holiday patterned paper at any craft store!  Or you can design something yourself like I did for this wrap job.  I printed my patterns out on cardstock so I wouldnt have to tape the shapes completely down to the brown paper. 

3.  Yarn or any ribbon.  I used red yarn for these.

4.  Mini Candy Canes

5.  And tape, duh… ;)

That’s it!  It was really easy!

PS - I originally REEEEEAAAALLLLLLLYYY REALLY wanted to get these patterns I designed printed on actual wrapping paper to wrap my gifts with…  And, well, I did, buuuuut the print job was terrible.  If you know a good place/website to get your own designs printed on wrapping paper, please comment!

Happy Holidays everyone!  LOVE!

XOXO,