Perhaps there is no motif this is truer of than the Greek key, which is even older than its name suggests. Variations of the design are found on Egyptian tombs, ancient Chinese buildings and ...

Restoration Hardware has a group of architectural ornament fragments cast in brass and mounted on museum stands, among them swag and tassel, cornice, and acanthus scroll patterns.

She calls the pattern “Athens.” Companies using the design in their table lamps included Port 68’s and Worlds Away’s Clayton lamp with metal Greek-key base in gold leaf or nickel.

Panorama re-imagines grand architectural motifs into expansive, unbroken patterns, through a broader artistic lens Collection: Panorama Pieces from the collection ...

Learn how a motif can be repeated to create patterns as part of revision for GCSE Art and Design.

Frances Priest creates ceramic vessels, tiles, and sculptural forms that explore the possibilities of pattern.

Greece's economy may be struggling, but one of its iconic motifs is unlocking a treasure trove of design possibilities. The Greek key, a symbol of all that is classical, has conquered the ...