In the Emmy-nominated opening credits of HBO's “White Lotus,” wallpaper-like images told a story: The tropical prints started off innocuously enough, but then turned ominous. Fruit started rotting, ...

Humans, ever aware of and influenced by our surroundings, have a fundamental need to define and personalize our spaces. The physical environment in which our life unfolds, whether at home, school, ...

Trends come and go seemingly by the day. From fashion to automotive design to interior decorating, materials become the victim of bored owners looking for something new. Some things, however, are ...

(CNN) — The human predilection for living alongside patterns can be traced back to our ancestors who marked the walls of their caves with dots, lines, zigzags and cross-hatching. Tens of thousands of ...