Engraving companies in northeastern Wisconsin create patterns for lots of everyday objects, from trash bags to garage doors to paper towel rolls.

Dorothy Draper, the mother of American interior design, was a master at mixing patterns, with her liberal use of motifs and colors. She paired glossy black-and-white checkered floors and thick-striped ...

Based on the work of a student at Brigham Young University, origami theorists have unlocked a new set of patterns that could change space exploration ...