We consulted interior designers and textile experts to get their take on the patterns that are leading the way in interior design trends this year, whittling them down to our favorite top ten. While ...

soft blue patterns, stripes and solids in linens and cottons in this light, relaxed, airy living room. Meg Braff designer. page. 24, James Merrell photo, from House Beautiful Blue, $19.95s.

Shanghai-based architecture studio Wutopia Lab have revamped a tourism company's offices to transform them into a striped visitor information centre.

Patterns are predictable sequences, such as stripes (for example, a yellow-green striped shirt) and rhythms (for example, da-de-dum). Young children like to make patterns when they draw and play.

The blue stripes first appear as a spotty, interrupted pattern in juvenile limpets (shell length ~2 mm) and become more continuous as the animal grows, although the width of the stripes remains ...