REPEAT PATTERNS: A Manual for Designers, Artists...

REPEAT PATTERNS: A Manual for Designers, Artists and Architects by Peter Philips and Gillian Bunce (Thames and Hudson: $19.95, 192 pp., paperback original). Philips and Bunce show how to create repeating motifs that can infuse a pattern with vigor, rhythm and harmony. They illustrate these design principals with examples that range from Middle Eastern carpets and Japanese textiles to European Art Deco fabrics and the graphic work of M. C. Escher. Although written for professional artists, “Repeat Patterns” contains useful information for anyone trying to install tile or brick borders in the home and garden.