The Design Library

The Design Library is the world’s most extensive textile design archive, supplying surface design

05/29/2026

Many friends and colleagues joined Francisco Costa and Peter Koepke last week for the opening of PATTERN and FORM Monumental Pottery of the Upper Amazon. The scene was Francisco’s recently launched pop-up Costa Brazil at Hudson Yards.
Ivan Shaw of the World of Interiors moderated the conversation between Francisco and Peter that touched on their history in fashion, their shared devotion to the Amazon Rain Forest and esteem for its Peoples and Cultures.

05/28/2026

The elegant and distinctive patterns drawn on Shipibo-Konibo pottery and textiles are unique cultural expressions. But they have much in common with textile designs from Indian or Japanese artisans and those drawn in French or Italian studios during the past centuries. All these works are created with shared visual language, nearly always in patterns, and intended to say something about the person using them.

05/27/2026

The Design Library has enjoyed a fun and fruitful collaborative relationship with Francisco Costa for thirty years. The renowned fashion designer is now the founder creator of Costa Brazil, a skincare and aroma brand with its first pop-up store in Hudson Yards. At the recent opening Peter Koepke shared a selection of his pottery collection for PATTERN and FORM, Monumental Pottery of the Upper Amazon. The exhibition will be on view through June 10.

05/20/2026

“A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.”
-Grace Hopper
Nautical: USA, mid-20th C, gouache on paper

05/19/2026

“Life is like sailing. You can use any wind to go in any direction.”
-Robert Brault
Nautical: USA, 1940s-50s, cotton

05/15/2026

On the energetic edge of London’s Soho and West End lies Fitzrovia, among the most creative and bohemian neighborhoods on earth. Fitzrovia is the vibrant center for fashion and media companies and home of The Design Library London.
Scenes from The Design Library London. Please contact us to experience it in person and receive Bespoke Level Design Sourcing. Link in bio for contact information.

05/14/2026

The Design Library London is proud to present our new Virtual Visit. Preview our neighborhood and the expanded Great Portland Street archive. Please contact us to experience it in person and receive Bespoke Level Design Sourcing. Link in bio for contact information.

05/12/2026

“The free spirit is a wild child, always at war with convention.”
-Marty Rubin
“Sixties:
Italy
Late 20th century
Hand-painted paper
Studio Giorgio Taroni Disegni

05/11/2026

“The sixties were a time when ordinary people could do extraordinary things.”
-Twiggy
“Sixties:
Italy
Late 20th century
Hand-painted paper
Studio Giorgio Taroni Disegni

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