Workshops på Designskolen i Kolding, Aalto University, Estonian Academy of Arts.

What is the function of a surface pattern? What does it do when we use it?

They have practical and decorative functions depending on the context in which they appear; they may be used on a carpet, incorporated into wallpaper, or placed in a car interior. Surface patterns are also carriers of form, colour, and narrative, and are able to affect rooms, spaces, and surfaces – an important consideration. On a more abstract level surface patterns act as spatial definers; contributing to define a space with its directions, planes and perspectives. This introduces a design variable in the design process that answers the question “what is the pattern doing as a space definer?”.

 This workshop introduces spatial determination as a design variable. The question is how this affect your way of working in the process of designing a surface pattern?