Process
The workflow is parametric from start to finish. A pattern is defined as a set of choices — tile, repeat, scale, complexity — rather than drawn by hand. Change any one of those and the whole pattern updates immediately.
- Step 1
Design the Tile
The fundamental unit of the pattern — a single shape that will be replicated across the plane. Different geometries get tested until the tile does what the design needs.
- Step 2
Set the Repeat
The tile gets repeated across the plane — rotated, mirrored, slid into place. Different choices of repeat produce radically different patterns from the same starting tile.
- Step 3
Refine and Export
Additional operations — insets, fillets, booleans — refine the pattern. The result is exported as a clean vector file that's resolution-independent and ready for any fabrication method.
- Step 4
Fabricate
For jewelry, the pattern is cut or etched from aluminum, stainless steel, or brass sheet. For textiles, the pattern goes to print. For architectural applications, the same vector file scales to architectural-grade fabrication. The same file works at any scale.
For organic patterns, the process starts differently — simulations run and the output captures as textures or vector paths. The fabrication step is the same.
Custom plugins and scripts get written when the existing tools don't do what's needed — which is often. A background in software development means the tools to build the patterns are themselves custom-built when the project calls for it.