D.C. Pattern Inspiration
Feb 4, 2009
Author: Lorraine | Filed under: Art, Photography, Places & Spaces | Tags: patterns, Photography, Washington DC
I’m on a pattern kick and have been for a while now. So while wandering around D.C. during my trip a couple weeks back, I couldn’t help but notice all of the cool patterns around the city. Here are just a few of the many that caught my eye:
- Ceiling of the rotunda in the National Archives
- Brass grate in the National Archives (in the hallway across from the rotunda)
- Wrought iron gate on building near National Mall
- Malachite sample in Natural History Museum
- Pattern on painting (sorry: can’t tell which one!) in the National Gallery
- Wine bottles in Berliner Bar: I thought these looked kind of like cross-stitching or pixel art
- Granite sample in Natural History Museum
I’m not sure yet how these will influence my work, but at the very least I’d like them to influence my fashion sense. Maria’s post on Ugly/Pretty got me thinking that most of these could make for some pretty cool tights or maybe a skirt…
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4 Responses for "D.C. Pattern Inspiration"
I think this is so cool. These look like they could be fabric samples! #4 is my fave.
Yeah, that is the one that I REALLY want as a skirt. Wouldn’t it be cute with a creme top? Come to think of it, I think I’ve read something somewhere about a fashion designer being inspired by Malachite…
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