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The Pattern Book

Turning forgotten ephemera into modern keepsakes.

Two smiling men relax in a sunlit conservatory with a garden view and coffee cups on a table.

The Pattern Book is a London-based greeting card company founded in 2016 by friends Nick Crowe and Neil Baber. Drawing on their backgrounds in art publishing, they curate imagery from archives, libraries, vintage shops and flea markets, restoring and reworking illustrations sourced from out-of-print books, scientific texts, commercial catalogues and vintage maps. Many designs are instructional or educational in spirit, inspired by ‘how-to’ guides and taxonomical illustration, while others reflect a nostalgia for the interests and lifestyles of long ago.

Our first collection together is an ode to the artist’s workbench, with matchbox designs featuring colour swatches and paint pots.

Colorful lit candles and a matchbox on a wooden bench, with hands holding a diagram above.
A woman lights a candle in a cozy art studio, holding a color palette.
An artist's shelf displays a wooden mannequin, colorful paint palette, various paint swatches, tubes, brushes, a plant, and a glowing candle.
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Two smiling men relax in a sunlit conservatory with a garden view and coffee cups on a table.
A flower-shaped color wheel with twelve petals, each showing a color gradient.
The Pattern Book
"Pattern Book’s careful curation of vintage imagery, drawn from archives and out-of-print books, makes them a perfect fit for the Archivist family."
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