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Adobe Textile Designer

Photoshop Plugin Design Software Adobe Textile Designer – Beta 7 Textile Design Features The new features: A pattern palette for defined seamless repeats. Preview palette at different zooming levels. A colorway palettes for color reductions. Digital colorway algorithm, for using tints of a color. A recolor tool. A snapshot tool for defining multiple different colorways. … read more

Visit Us at The London Textile Fair

Fashion Designs The London Textile Fair will be held at the Business Design Centre, in London on the 15th and 16th of January 2020. And the Surface Pattern Marketplace will be there. We will be exhibiting brand new 2021 collections from our marketplace creative designers. Women’s Wear Textile Designs The above womenswear pattern was created … read more

1920’S Print & Pattern Inspiration

Highclere Castle Highclere Castle is located in Newbury England and is one of England’s most stunning Victorian Castles set amidst 1,000 acres of absolutely amazing green parkland. We strongly recommend a visit. The Real Downton Abbey Just a walk around this historic Castle can send you back in time dreaming of times gone by, there is … read more

Colour Inspiration

At Charleston Manor, East Sussex Down a quiet country lane in East Sussex lies a beautiful country farmhouse known as Charleston Manor. Back in the sixteenth century Charleston Manor was just an ordinary country farmhouse and was known to have been used as a boarding house. In 1916 Virginia Woolf recommended Charleston Manor to her … read more

The London Print Design Fair

The London Print Design Fair was held at One Marylebone exhibition center in London. We decided to check it out and so glad we did, we found an eclectic mix of print, surface patterns and catwalk reactive textile designs that was the main topic of the event. To start with we meandered amongst the print … read more

Design Challenge 20 / Animal & Floral

The Animal & Floral Design Challenge Design challenge week 20. The surface pattern marketplace sends out a weekly design challenge to all creative designers that have joined their marketplace. The weekly design challenge is a great way to really test their creativity and skills. By accepting the challenge they then have to create a design … read more

Design Challenge 19 / On Safari

The On Safari Design Challenge Design challenge week 19. The surface pattern marketplace sends out a weekly design challenge to all creative designers that have joined their marketplace. The weekly design challenge is a great way to really test their creativity and skills. By accepting the challenge they then have to create a design in … read more

Design Challenge 17 / Tropical Birds

The Tropical Bird Challenge Design challenge week 17. The surface pattern marketplace sends out a weekly design challenge to all creative designers that have joined their marketplace. The weekly design challenge is a great way to really test their creativity and skills. By accepting the challenge they then have to create a design in their … read more

Trends For Men Spring and Summer 2019


Multiple Use Designs

Art Prints – Royalty Free Designs Multiple Use Designs – Here at the Surface Pattern Marketplace we feature and offer for license some outstanding designs. Our designs can be used as ‘art prints’ to make that fabulous statement piece over your fireplace, or even on a bedroom wall or hallway to liven up your house. … read more