Pattern Stories

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Pattern Players: Exploring the Highly Symbolic Works of Ceramicist and Artist Michele Quan of MQuan Studio
Michele with her daughter, Elsie One of the most fun parts of shooting a new collection is styling. Not only is it a thrill...
Pattern Players: Writer-Turned-Interior-Designer Shauna Glenn on Why You Don't Need a Degree to Design Beautiful Spaces
Photo by Jen Morley There's just something about a home bursting with color, pattern, and personality that gets us going. While we love a...
Pattern Players: Josh Williams and Eric Prum of W&P on the Intersection of Food and Design
If there's one thing we're (almost) as passionate about as pattern, it's food—the way it looks, the way it smells, and of course, the...
Pattern Players: Shea McGee on Studio McGee's Inimitable Style (And How to Bring It to Your Home)
Photo by Kate Osborne Photography Confession: We rarely geek out harder than when we find another style spirit animal - a designer, studio, maker,...
Pattern Players: Erin François of François et Moi Brings Her Handmade Modern Style to a 1930s Tudorand
Erin François of the uber popular blog François et Moi is one of our favorite sources for interiors inspiration. From photos of her gorgeous...
Sculptor Tina Frey Shares An Intimate Look Inside Her Creation Process
We're so excited to kick off our brand new blog series, Product + Paper. In this ongoing series, we'll be interviewing some of our...
Pattern Players: Exploring Modern Farmhouse Design with Katie DeRario of Hart & Lock
This time of year, the changing leaves, dropping temps, and shorter days turn our thoughts to all things cozy - warm, welcoming interiors that...
Inside the Wild and Whimsical World of Soft Sculpture Artist and Designer Tamar Mogendorff
Photo by Sarah Wilmer Here at Hygge & West, we love people who do things a little differently - the artists, makers, and designers...
Pattern Players: Translating Design for TV into Real Life With Anthony Carrino
If you've ever watched HGTV or DIY Network (guilty!), you've more than likely seen Anthony Carrino, along with his cousin, John Colaneri, who make...
Pattern Players: Exploring the Intersection of Food and Design with Melissa Coleman (a.k.a. The Faux Martha)
Food and design have an inextricable connection, and a symbiotic relationship of sorts, where each influences the other in a thousand, subtle and not-so-subtle...
Pattern Players: Aplat Founder Shujan Bertrand on the French Art of Living
It's no secret that we think pattern makes everything better - your home, your wardrobe, and especially your gifts. That's why we're so excited...
How Karla Quisenberry Designs With Family at the Forefront
Karla Quisenberry, known online simply as Karla Quiz, has one of those Instagram accounts that you could lose hours in. Full of dreamy colors,...
Pattern Meets Queen Anne Details in Batya Stepelman's Denver Home
Photo by Matthew Eaton Why chase just one dream when you can chase them all? With a popular food and lifestyle blog, Sparrows &...
Pattern Players: Beauty Meets Comfort in the Cheerful Designs of J & J Design Group
Sarah Goodman Photography Even the most Pinterest-worthy spaces can sometimes lack that certain something, that sense of coziness, that hygge (if you will) that...
Pattern Players: The Cozy Glam Style of Redmond Aldrich's Chloe Warner
Sophisticated, yet edgy. Classic, but with a modern twist. Interior designer Chloe Warner of Redmond Aldrich creates spaces that have the glam of interior...
Pattern Players: Jennifer Harrison of Flea Market Fab on Her "Recycled Glam" Style
If there was ever an Instagram feed in which we could lose ourselves for hours at a time, it's Flea Market Fab run by...
Pattern Players: Jill Rizzo of Studio Choo Designs Floral Arrangements Inspired by H&W Wallpapers
If there's one thing that can transform a room just as much as great wallpaper, but in far less time, it's a fabulous floral...