Guide to the World’s Largest Archive of Patterns and Textiles

Written by Rita Gomes

Guide to the World’s Largest Archive of Patterns and Textiles– Every season, designers from fashion, home furnishings, textiles, graphic arts, and paper-product industries seek inspiration from patterns to bring their collections to life.

Many of these designers – including Beacon Hill, Boden, Calvin Klein, Clinique, Colefax & Fowler, Lululemon, Nike, Oscar de la Renta, Pottery Barn, and Target – look to the Design Library, the world’s largest archive of surface design. This one-of-a-kind book, drawn from the Design Library’s archive, is an exclusive and ultimate sourcebook of pattern and ornament.

Peter Koepke is the owner and director of the Design Library, located in Hudson Valley, New York, and London. He joined the company in 1990, after fifteen years as a collector and dealer, during which time he created seminal art collections for museums, universities, corporations, and individuals throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan. Peter now travels extensively in search of coveted collections to expand the Design Library’s archives.

“There are plenty of enviable archives in the world, but here’s one that had escaped our gaze… Patterns: Inside the Design Library offers a behind-the-scenes peek into New York State’s Design Library,the world’s largest archive of pattern and textiles… It’s no wonder that it’s been regularly frequented by fashion names as broad as Alexander McQueen, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein over the years.”—Wallpaper*

“Eye-popping… A thoughtfully designed object in itself.”—1stdibs Introspective

“…Acquiring Patterns: Inside the Design Library may embolden you to junk its many, less-brilliant coevals.”—Eye on Design (AIGA blog)

“This beautifully designed and organized book… will be a rich idea source for professionals, and anyone interested in home or fashion design will enjoy flipping through the vast array of gorgeous patterns.”—Publishers Weekly