Category Archives: Pattern
July 22nd, 2011
Pattern: Tiles
Tiles. Pretty boring eh? Well no actually, they’re not! Especially when it’s a tiled shop front. Having a tiled shop front was popular in the 50s and 60s but is something we don’t see much of in modern buildings. We do love our own little shop but oh how I wish The Maisonette looked like… Read More »
June 7th, 2011
Pattern: Barcelona
In the last week of May, Carrie manned the fort like a trooper at Made In The Shade while I packed my case and headed off to Barcelona for the Primavera Sound festival. Ahh, sunshine, music, great food and lots of Red Bull and staying up until 6am. I’m not really a ‘lying on the… Read More »
March 8th, 2011
Pattern: A Bit Of Knit
We’ve all seen a bit of knit, right? Your woolly jumper, a scarf, on the end of your granny’s knitting needles? The patterns that the stitches create are so decorative. That’s why they look so great when used to add pattern to non knitted products. Hand Painted Staffordshire Dogs by Donna Wilson Cable Knit Print… Read More »
February 22nd, 2011
Pattern: It’s All Getting A Bit Graphic!
Ok, so I think we all know that the Made In The Shade Gals love a bit of graph paper. It’s great! So simple, yet so decorative. And so practical too. Very pretty and super organised: our dream life! Image From Present & Correct Image From Aesthetic Outburst Image From Sara Fanelli Image From Mr… Read More »
February 15th, 2011
Pattern: Triangles
Triangles are amazing. I’m not sure why I love them so much. It may have something to do with their connection to bunting. Or perhaps it’s their use in graph paper? Sure, they’re just little 3 sided shapes, but look at how decorative they can be: Image from Misa Komimoko Image from Hunson Is Groovy… Read More »
February 8th, 2011
Pattern: On Holiday
As an antidote to the winter blues, I’ve lately been taking inspiration from holidays. I’m dreaming of warm and sunny streets. Bright, decorative tiles and bold colours are something we don’t see enough of in British buildings. The Spanish streets I visited were quite literally lined with pattern. If we had more of this surrounding… Read More »
