THE PATTERNBASE

The Patternbase is a Chicago-based textile design studio specialized in hand-illustrated, painted, and digitally-rendered pattern designs for the apparel, beauty, paper goods, and interiors industries. It is committed to creating and providing unique and trend-focused prints and illustrations to enable clients to become successful in their market place. The Patternbase serves as a resource and place of inspiration for designers and pattern lovers around the globe. Its objective is to bring... creative people together into a community where they can interact and learn from one another through a series of projects and discussions, and to offer opportunities in which relationships can be built through creative collaboration. It attempts to provide its community with a plethora of valuable resources to help inspire and educate them throughout their creative endeavors. These range from inspirational interviews and discussions with artists whose work revolves around the use of pattern, to exhibitions and publications focused on presenting the work of emerging artists to a wider audience. The Patternbase was founded in 2011 by [Audrey Victoria Keiffer](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/audrey-victoria-keiffer) and [Kristi O’Meara](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/kristi-o%E2%80%99meara). Its online community includes more than 55,000 subscribers and followers on [Tumblr](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tumblr), [Twitter](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/twitter), [Facebook](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/facebook), [Pinterest](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pinterest), and other social media.More