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“Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.”-Victor HugoExport Goods-England to India: England, 2d half 19t...
06/16/2026

“Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.”
-Victor Hugo
Export Goods-England to India: England, 2d half 19th C, cotton

“I can feel a sunshine stealing into my soul and making it all summer, and every thorn, a rose.”-Emily DickinsonExport G...
06/11/2026

“I can feel a sunshine stealing into my soul and making it all summer, and every thorn, a rose.”
-Emily Dickinson
Export Goods-England to India: England, 2d half 19th C, cotton

“In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine.”-SocratesExport Goods-England to India: England, 2d half 19th C, c...
06/10/2026

“In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine.”
-Socrates
Export Goods-England to India: England, 2d half 19th C, cotton

“Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated.”-Paul Rand“Ombre”Fra...
06/09/2026

“Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated.”
-Paul Rand
“Ombre”
France
c. 1855
Printed Fabric

“Styles come and go. Good design is a language, not a style.”-Massimo Vignelli“Ombre”Francec. 1855Printed Fabric ...
06/08/2026

“Styles come and go. Good design is a language, not a style.”
-Massimo Vignelli
“Ombre”
France
c. 1855
Printed Fabric

“Design is thinking made visual.”-Saul Bass“Ombre”FranceC. 1840-60Printed Fabric
06/04/2026

“Design is thinking made visual.”
-Saul Bass
“Ombre”
France
C. 1840-60
Printed Fabric

06/02/2026

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.

Many friends and colleagues joined Francisco Costa and Peter Koepke last week for the opening of PATTERN and FORM Monume...
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.

The elegant and distinctive patterns drawn on Shipibo-Konibo pottery and textiles are unique cultural expressions.  But ...
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.

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