Pattern Power: Superstripe Festival

Anna Murray speaks about the evolution of Patternity and their month-long celebration of stripes

by Sabine Zetteler Anna Murray and Grace Winteringham comprise Patternity, the two-person powerhouse consulting on pattern-inspired projects of various scale all around the world. After meeting through mutual friends they quickly realized that despite their seemingly disparate specialties—Murray’s in photography and art direction and Winteringham’s as a textile and product designer—they shared a strong aesthetic viewpoint. In 2009 they launched a website as a public-facing, …

The Goodhood Life Store

East London's cult clothing boutique opens a new Zen den of enticing design wares

by Sabine Zetteler Five years ago, East London was blessed with Jo Sindle and Kyle Stewart’s hybrid clothing store and creative space, in Hoxton’s quiet little Coronet Street. Today, their Goodhood Store provides the primary reason to walk down that way, and the tiny shop has nurtured quite a following, not to mention critical recognition, thanks to its carefully considered inventory. Those who may have …

18×18 by Node Fair Trade Rugs

Nepalese craftspeople team up with contemporary illustrators in a stunning collection

After founding fair trade rug company Node, illustrator Chris Haughton merged his art and craft sensibilities to conceive “18×18”, a collection of 18 fair trade rugs created in collaboration with 18 artists and designers launching exclusively at London’s Design Museum Shop. Haughton commissioned rug designs from the creatives he most admired, scoring big with designers attracted to the the altruistic project supporting traditional carpet making …