Patterns are all around us, in nature as well as in art and design. We see patterns where shapes, lines or colours are repeated. How complicated a pattern is depends on what is repeated and the way in ...

About 8,200 years ago, in one of the last places settled by humans, prehistoric peoples began painting comblike designs as the climate shifted. By Becky Ferreira In the stark inland desert of ...

The peacock is more than just a bird in India it’s a living symbol of grace and spirituality. Its radiant feathers and majestic charm have influenced generations of artists, weavers, and architects.

Anyone out there old enough to remember wearing a paisley shirt? That was a sartorial invention of the wild woolly and totally groovy Sixties, right? Wrong! And just in case you think I may be getting ...

Weaving traditional Indian with contemporary motifs has a vocabulary of its own. As people borrow from Indian motifs and art and put it forward in a contemporary format, home interior experts reveal ...

Tulips and daffodils aren’t the only ones fighting their way to the surface these days. Florals are already in full bloom elsewhere: in home decor. Floral patterns are hot but they aren’t the tiny, ...