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Prints on Prints on Prints: In Interiors & Fashion (Part 1)

Prints on Prints on Prints: In Interiors & Fashion (Part 1)

Minimalism is great, less is always more. But what happened to having fun and playing around with patterns?

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Carla Tomillo
Jun 25, 2025
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In the uncertain (and sometimes frustrating) times we live in, I tend to turn first to introspection, and then to external expression. At a time when different ideologies, religions, cultures, languages, origin stories, and ways of thinking are being silenced, removed from discourse, or even expelled, why not flip the script and boldly stand for what you believe in?

Of course, real action is necessary. But as always, I also turn to fashion, interior design, art, and cinema to bring in optimism—and to live by it.

In this new installment of The Art of Discovery, I dive deep into the magic of mixing and playing with patterns in all these areas of life and aesthetics. I share photographs, paintings, fashion collections, design choices, and film stills that I hope inspire you to wear your football team’s colors or your favorite ethnic prints, to combine patterns freely just because, and to put what you stand for out into the world.

At the end of the day, we’re all sharing space on this planet, learning something new each day, and (hopefully) finding love and fun along the way.

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P.S. Part two of Prints on Prints on Prints lands next week, this time with a focus on animal prints, stripes, and geometrics. Subscribe now to get it straight to your inbox!

Eclectic Bohemian Feast Mural Wallpaper with Earthy Tones and Artistic Patterns
Prada Spring 2017 Photo by Portia Hunt
Prada Spring 2017 Photo by Portia Hunt
LEE KRASNER (1908-1984), Untitled | Christie's
Lee Krasner
Alémais Resort 2026 BTS
Diane von Fürstenberg at home, shot by Horst P. Horst for Vogue (1972)

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Jackson Pollock
Alemáis Resort 2026 BTS
Louis Vuitton Resort 2026
Layered x Heather Chontos
‘China Diary’ by Stephen Spender & David Hockney (1983)
Balmain Resort 2026
Lee Krasner, The Seasons, 1957
John Galliano's Hideaway in Northern France
Shahzia Sikander, Fixed Fluid, 2022
Dries van Noten Fall 2025
Tory Burch Resort 2026, Tanya Taylor Fall 2025

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Kartik Research Spring 2025

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Giambattista Valli Resort 2026
Gloria Vanderbilt at home, shot by Horst P. Horst (1975)
Hilma af Klint, The Ten Largest, No. 2, 1907
Umberto Pasti's house in Morocco
Stella McCartney Resort 2026
Diana Vreeland at home, shot by Horst P. Horst for Vogue (1979)
Loewe Spring 2025

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Georgia O'Keeffe, Red Canna, 1924
Giambattista Valli Resort 2026

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Erdem Resort 2026
Eugène Delacroix, Basket of Flowers, 1848-49
Palomo Spain Resort 2026
Perry Ellis Spring 1993
Loewe Spring 2025

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